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Palcacocha
| Palcacocha | ||
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| Laguna Palcacocha, 2002 | ||
| Geographische Lage | Ancash ( Peru)
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| Abfluss | Quebrada Cojup → Río Quilcay → Río Santa | |
| Daten | ||
| Koordinaten | 9° 23′ 49″ S, 77° 22′ 47″ W | |
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| Höhe über Meeresspiegel | 4562 m | |
| Fläche | 0,48 km2 (2012)[1] | |
| Volumen | 17.325.206 m³ [2] | |
| Maximale Tiefe | 72 m[1] | |
Palcacocha (Kompositum aus Quechua palka „Tal“, und qucha „See“) ist ein Gletscherrandsee im Anden-Hochgebirge Südamerikas im nordwestlichen Peru.
- ↑ a b Marcelo Somos-Valenzuela, Rachel E. Chisolm, Denny S. Rivas, Cesar Portocarrero und Daene C. McKinney: Modeling a glacial lake outburst flood process chain: the case of Lake Palcacocha and Huaraz, Peru. In: Hydrology and Earth-System Sciences. Band 20, 2016, doi:10.5194/hess-20-2519-2016.
- ↑ United States Agency for International Development (USAID): The Glacial Lake Handbook. Reducing Risk from Dangerous Glacial Lakes in the Cordillera Blanca, Peru
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