Qupap
Copap (possibly from Quechua qupa the mineral turquoise and the turquoise color, -p a suffix,) is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru whose summit reaches about 5,570 metres (18,274 ft) or 5,579 metres (18,304 ft) above sea level depending on the source. It is located in Chacas District, Asunción Province, Ancash; in the same massif as Perlilla which belongs to the glacial system of Copap.
In 1998, it was reported to have the longest glacier in the Cordillera Blanca range (7 kilometres (4 mi)).
See also
References
- ^ Alpenvereinskarte 0/3b. Cordillera Blanca Süd (Peru). 1:100 000. Oesterreichischer Alpenverein. 2005. ISBN 3-937530-05-3.
- ^ "Copap - Peakbagger.com". peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2016-06-14.
- ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
- ^ Inventario de Glaciares - Cordillera Blanca (PDF) (in Spanish). Autoridad Nacional del Agua. 2010. p. 60.
- ^ Casassa, G.; et al. (1998). "Glaciers in South America". In World Glacier Monitoring Service (ed.). Into the Second Century of Worldwide Glacier Monitoring - Prospects and Strategies (PDF). Renouf Publishing Company Limited. p. 131. ISBN 9789231034343.
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