Uman (Peru)

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Uman
Uman

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 5,431 m (17,818 ft) [1]
Coordinates 12°10′39″S 75°55′00″W / 12.17750°S 75.91667°W / -12.17750; -75.91667Coordinates: 12°10′39″S 75°55′00″W / 12.17750°S 75.91667°W / -12.17750; -75.91667
Geography
Location Peru, Lima Region
Parent range Andes, Cordillera Central

Uman (Quechua uma head, -n a suffix,[2] also spelled Umán) is a 5,431-metre-high (17,818 ft) mountain in the Cordillera Central in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Lima Region, Yauyos Province, on the border of the districts of Miraflores and Tanta. Uman lies west of a lake named Pisququcha and northeast of Wayna Qutuni, Qutuni and Altarniyuq.[1][3]

References

  1. 1 2 "Nevado Umán". IGN, Peru. Retrieved May 15, 2015.
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Yauyos Province (Lima Region)


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