Yanawayin Lake
| Yanawayin Lake | |
|---|---|
Lima Region | |
| Coordinates | 11°07′36″S 76°32′7″W / 11.12667°S 76.53528°W |
| Basin countries | Peru |
| Surface elevation | 4,370 m (14,340 ft) |
Yanawayin (
The lake is situated at an altitude of about 4,370 m (14,340 ft).
Landslide
The site made world headlines in 1971 when on March 18 a rock avalanche of 100,000 cubic metres (3,500,000 cu ft)[5] fell from an outcrop of jointed limestone about 400 metres (1,300 ft) above the lake. It created a wave of 30 metres (98 ft) that destroyed the Chungar Mine camp on the shore, owned by the Mining Company (Cia Minera Chungar, S.A.), destroyed all the mines' surface facilities,[5] and killed 200–600 miners.[3][5][6]
See also
References
- ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacop. Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay Simipi Yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
- ^ Robert Beér, Armando Muyolemaj, Dr. Hernán S. Aguilarpaj. Vocabulario Comparativo Quechua Ecuatoriano - Quechua Ancashino, Castellano - English, Brighton. October 2006. (in Spanish)
- ^ a b Petley, Dave (March 18, 2009). "38 years ago today – the Chungar landslide in Peru". American Geophysical Union (AGU). Retrieved April 18, 2014.
- ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huaral Province (Lima Region) showing the lake (unnamed) near the village of Yanawayin (Yanahuain) and near the destroyed village of Chungar
- ^ ISBN 978-0-442-24397-5. Retrieved 4 May 2014.
- ISBN 0-444-59801-4. Retrieved 4 May 2014.