Ñuñu Qullu (Dalence)
This article is about the mountain in the Pantaleón Dalence Province, Oruro Department, Bolivia. For other uses, see Ñuñu Qullu.
| Ñuñu Qullu | |
|---|---|
  Ñuñu Qullu Location in Bolivia | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 4,508 m (14,790 ft) [1] |
| Coordinates | 18°11′46″S 66°50′53″W / 18.19611°S 66.84806°WCoordinates: 18°11′46″S 66°50′53″W / 18.19611°S 66.84806°W |
| Geography | |
| Location | Bolivia, Oruro Department, Pantaleón Dalence Province |
| Parent range | Andes |
Ñuñu Qullu (Aymara ñuñu breast, qullu mountain,[2] "breast mountain", also spelled Nunu Kkollu) is a 4,508-metre-high (14,790 ft) mountain in the Andes of Bolivia. It is situated in the Oruro Department, Pantaleón Dalence Province, Huanuni Municipality. Ñuñu Qullu lies north-west of the mountain Ch'iyara Ch'ankha and near the mountain Janq'u Qalani, south-west of it.[1][3]
The river Lamama Mayu (Quechua for "stepmother river") originates at the feet of the mountains Ñuñu Qullu and Janq'u Qalani. It flows to the south-west where it meets Huanuni River.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 BIGM map 1:50,000 6239-III Huanuni
- ↑ Radio San Gabriel, "Instituto Radiofonico de Promoción Aymara" (IRPA) 1993, Republicado por Instituto de las Lenguas y Literaturas Andinas-Amazónicas (ILLLA-A) 2011, Transcripción del Vocabulario de la Lengua Aymara, P. Ludovico Bertonio 1612 (Spanish-Aymara-Aymara-Spanish dictionary)
- ↑ "Huanuni". ine.gob.bo. Retrieved September 11, 2014. (unnamed, near Chacara)
Capital: Oruro | ||
| Provinces |  | |
| Municipalities (and seats) |
| |
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 5/3/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.