Wichhu Qullu (Sajama)

For the mountain in the Cercado Province, Oruro Department, Bolivia, see Wichhu Qullu.
Wichhu Qullu
Wichhu Qullu

Location in Bolivia

Highest point
Elevation 4,040 m (13,250 ft) [1]
Coordinates 18°15′44″S 68°48′04″W / 18.26222°S 68.80111°W / -18.26222; -68.80111Coordinates: 18°15′44″S 68°48′04″W / 18.26222°S 68.80111°W / -18.26222; -68.80111
Geography
Location Bolivia
Oruro Department, Sajama Province, Turco Municipality
Parent range Andes, Cordillera Occidental

Wichhu Qullu (Aymara jichu, wichhu stipa ichu, qullu mountain,[2][3] "ichu mountain", also named Wichukkollu Loma (Spanish loma hill) is a mountain in a volcanic field in the Cordillera Occidental of Bolivia northeast of the summit of the Chullkani volcano.[4] It is located in the Oruro Department, Sajama Province, Turco Municipality, between Jach'a K'uchu in the northeast and Liyun Ikiña in the southwest.[5] The peak of Wichhu Qullu reaches a height of approximately 4,040 m (13,255 ft).[1]

The Wichhu Qullu lavas, named after the mountain, are lava flows whose outcrops are best visible in the Qhuyani (Khoyani), Liyun Ikiña and Wichhu Qullu valleys.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Estancia Laguna 5839-III
  2. ↑ "Diccionario de Sinónimos de lengua aymara". Félix Layme Pairumani. Retrieved January 22, 2016.
  3. ↑ 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)
  4. 1 2 Gabriela Vargas-Mattos, Mauro César Geraldes, Ramiro Matos Salinas, Reconstrucción geológica del volcán Chullcani (mioceno superior a plioceno superior): Consideraciónes generales sobre geoquímica y edad de las fases volcánicas, Andes Centrales de Bolivia, Revista Brasileira de Geociências, 12/2006
  5. ↑ "Turco". Retrieved January 22, 2016. (unnamed, southwest of Jach'a K'uchu)
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