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Isankani

Coordinates: 15°12′18″S 71°05′31″W / 15.20500°S 71.09194°W / -15.20500; -71.09194
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Isankani
Isankani is located in Peru
Isankani
Isankani
Peru
Highest point
Elevation4,925 m (16,158 ft)[1]
Coordinates15°12′18″S 71°05′31″W / 15.20500°S 71.09194°W / -15.20500; -71.09194
Geography
LocationPeru, Cusco Region
Parent rangeAndes

Isankani (Quechua isanka basket; colander, Aymara -ni a suffix,[2] "the one with the basket (or colander)", Hispanicized spelling Isangane) is a 4,925-metre-high (16,158 ft) mountain in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Cusco Region, Espinar Province, on the border of the districts of Condoroma and Ocoruro. Isankani lies east of Aqhu Phichaqa.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Peru 1:100,000, Condoroma 2640, Map prepared and published by the Defense Mapping Agency, Hydrographic/Topographic Center, Bethesda, MD
  2. ^ 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)
  3. ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Espinar Province (Cusco Region)