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Palcacocha (possibly from
Quechua pallqa, p'allqa, p'alqa forked, branched, fork,
qucha lake) is a
glacier lake in the
Andes mountain range of
South America...
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people were also
killed in Huaraz, site of a 1941
avalanche (see
Palcacocha Lake).
Estimates suggest that the
earthquake killed over 66,000 people...
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those without a
traditional name (lakes such as Allicocha,
Auquiscocha or
Palcacocha, had a
names in
Hispanicized Quechua). It is one of the more important...
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defences against a
melting mountain glacier that
increases the size of Lake
Palcacocha,
because RWE is
responsible for 0.47% of
historic global greenhouse gas...
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other notable lakes are Lake 69, Lake Allicocha, Lake Auquiscocha, Lake
Palcacocha, Lake Querococha, and Lake Conococha.
There are
several 6,000 m peaks...
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Rajasthan flood India 1943 5,000[citation needed] Lake
Palcacocha in the
Cojup valley,
Cordillera Blanca mountain range,
landslide by m****ive...
- Lake
Palcacocha...
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Palcaraju Lake
Palcacocha with
lower slopes of
Palcaraju (left) and
Pucaranra (right). Highest point
Elevation 6,274 m (20,584 ft)
Coordinates 09°22′06″S...
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floodwaters and
avalanche debris because of a
burst reservoir from Lake
Palcacocha that was the city's muni****l
water supply. The
reservoir dam was about...
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partly responsible for
melting mountain glaciers near his town. This
meant Palcacocha, a
glacial lake, had
increased in size
since 1975, and
accelerated since...
