Joyllor Puñuna

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Joyllor Puñuna
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Joyllor Puñuna
Peru
Highest point
Elevation 5,743 m (18,842 ft)
Coordinates 13°55′44″S70°49′1″W / 13.92889°S 70.81694°W / -13.92889; -70.81694 Coordinates: 13°55′44″S70°49′1″W / 13.92889°S 70.81694°W / -13.92889; -70.81694  
Geography
Location Peru, Cusco Region, Puno Region
Parent range Andes, Vilcanota

Joyllor Puñuna is a mountain in the Vilcanota mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,743 m (18,842 ft) high. [1] It is situated on the border of the regions of Cusco and Puno. [2] Joyllor Puñuna is the highest elevation on the Quelccaya Ice Cap. [1]

Andes mountain range running along the tu mamide of South America

The Andes or Andean Mountains are the longest continental mountain range in the world, forming a continuous highland along the western edge of South America. This range is about 7,000 km (4,300 mi) long, about 200 to 700 km wide, and of an average height of about 4,000 m (13,000 ft). The Andes extend from north to south through seven South American countries: Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Chile and Argentina.

Peru republic in South America

Peru, officially the Republic of Peru, is a country in western South America. It is bordered in the north by Ecuador and Colombia, in the east by Brazil, in the southeast by Bolivia, in the south by Chile, and in the west by the Pacific Ocean. Peru is a megadiverse country with habitats ranging from the arid plains of the Pacific coastal region in the west to the peaks of the Andes mountains vertically extending from the north to the southeast of the country to the tropical Amazon Basin rainforest in the east with the Amazon river.

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References

  1. 1 2 Peru 1:100 000, Corani (28-u). IGN (Instituto Geográfico Nacional - Perú).
  2. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of Carabaya Province (Puno Region)


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