K'ank'awini
K'ank'awini (Aymara k'ank'a opening, gap; crevice,[2] -wi, -ni suffixes, "the one with a place of crevices", Hispanicized spelling Cancavine) is a 5,275-metre-high (17,306 ft) mountain in the Andes of southern Peru. It is situated in the Moquegua Region, Mariscal Nieto Province, Torata District. K'ank'awini lies west of Apachita Limani.[3]
| K'ank'awini | |
|---|---|
  K'ank'awini Peru | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 5,275 m (17,306 ft) [1] |
| Coordinates | 17°00′31″S 70°30′30″W |
| Geography | |
| Location | Peru, Moquegua Region |
| Parent range | Andes |
References
- Peru 1:100,000, Moquegua 2736, Map prepared and published by the Defense Mapping Agency, Hydrographic/Topographic Center, Bethesda, MD
- 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) see: Grietas o abertura de otras cosas
- escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Mariscal Nieto Province (Moquegua Region)
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