Chullunkhäni (La Paz)
This article is about the mountain in the La Paz Department, Bolivia. For other uses, see Chullunkhäni.
| Chullunkhäni | |
|---|---|
  Chullunkhäni Location within Bolivia | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 4,824 m (15,827 ft) [1] |
| Coordinates | 17°10′48″S 67°49′53″W / 17.18000°S 67.83139°WCoordinates: 17°10′48″S 67°49′53″W / 17.18000°S 67.83139°W |
| Geography | |
| Location |
Bolivia La Paz Department |
| Parent range | Andes |
Chullunkhäni (Aymara chullunkhä ('ä' stands for a long 'a') icicle,[2] -ni a suffix, "the one with icicles", also spelled Chulluncani) is a 4,824-metre-high (15,827 ft) mountain in the Bolivian Andes. It is located in the La Paz Department, Aroma Province, Patacamaya Municipality. This is where the Jach'a Jawira originates. It flows to the southwest where it seeps away near the village of Chhijmuni (Chijmuni) in the Sica Sica Municipality.[1][3]
References
- 1 2 Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Patacamaya 6042-III
- ↑ 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)
- ↑ "Patacamaya". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved February 28, 2016.
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