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Revision as of 11:07, 12 October 2007
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The Cordillera Blanca (Spanish for "White Range") is a mountain range in the Ancash Region of Peru. It is part of the larger Andes range and includes 50 peaks over 5,500 metres (18,040 ft) tall in an area 21 kilometres (13 mi) wide and 180 kilometres (112 mi) long.
Overview
The highest mountain in Peru, Huascarán (6,768 m), is located here. Huascarán National Park, established in 1975, encompasses almost the entire range of the Cordillera Blanca.
In 1966, the Alpamayo mountain was declared "the most beautiful mountain in the world" by the UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization).
Snow melt from the Cordillera Blanca has provided Peru with its year-round water supplies, while 80% of Peru's power comes from hydroelectricity. With global warming, the area of permanent ice pack shrank by about a third between the 1970s and 2006.[1]
Peaks
Mountain | Elevation |
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Huascarán South | 6,768 m (22,200 ft) |
Huascarán North | 6,655 m (21,830 ft) |
Huandoy Center | 6,395 m (20,980 ft) |
Chopicalqui | 6,354 m (20,850 ft) |
Hualcan | 6,122 m (20,090 ft) |
Chacraraju | 6,112 m (20,050 ft) |
Pucahirca | 6,046 m (19,840 ft) |
Alpamayo | 5,947 m (19,510 ft) |
Nevado Pisco | 5,752 m (18,870 ft) |
See also
References
- Sources consulted
- Endnotes
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Painter, James (2007-03-12). ""Peru's alarming water truth"". BBC News Online: Americas. News.BBC.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2007-03-14.
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