Liyun Ikiña | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 4,748 m (15,577 ft) [1] |
Coordinates | 18°16′20″S 68°50′35″W / 18.27222°S 68.84306°W |
Geography | |
Location |
Bolivia Oruro Department, Sajama Province, Turco Municipality |
Parent range | Andes, Cordillera Occidental |
Liyun Ikiña or León Ikiña ( Aymara liyun lion (a borrowing from Spanish león, here referring to the cougar), ikiña bed, sleeping place, [2] "sleeping place of the lion (cougar)", also spelled Leon Iquina, León Iquiña) is a dome [3] in the Cordillera Occidental of Bolivia north of the summit of the Chullkani volcano. It is located in the Oruro Department, Sajama Province, Turco Municipality. [4] Its peak reaches a height of 4,748 m (15,577 ft). South of Liyun Ikiña there is a small lake named Q'illu Quta ("yellow lake", also spelled Khellu Kkota). The stream which originates here is a left tributary of the Sajama River.
Liyun Ikiña | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 4,748 m (15,577 ft) [1] |
Coordinates | 18°16′20″S 68°50′35″W / 18.27222°S 68.84306°W |
Geography | |
Location |
Bolivia Oruro Department, Sajama Province, Turco Municipality |
Parent range | Andes, Cordillera Occidental |
Liyun Ikiña or León Ikiña ( Aymara liyun lion (a borrowing from Spanish león, here referring to the cougar), ikiña bed, sleeping place, [2] "sleeping place of the lion (cougar)", also spelled Leon Iquina, León Iquiña) is a dome [3] in the Cordillera Occidental of Bolivia north of the summit of the Chullkani volcano. It is located in the Oruro Department, Sajama Province, Turco Municipality. [4] Its peak reaches a height of 4,748 m (15,577 ft). South of Liyun Ikiña there is a small lake named Q'illu Quta ("yellow lake", also spelled Khellu Kkota). The stream which originates here is a left tributary of the Sajama River.