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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...
- 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...
- 000 people were also killed in Huaraz, site of a 1941 avalanche (see Palcacocha Lake). Estimates suggest that the earthquake killed over 66,000 people...
- Lagunillas Lauricocha Loriscota Llanganuco Lakes Marcapomacocha Mucurca Palcacocha Paca Pacucha Parinacochas Parón Paucarcocha Pelagatos Pías Pomacanchi...
- 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...
- 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...
- partly responsible for melting mountain glaciers near his town. This meant Palcacocha, a glacial lake, had increased in size since 1975, and accelerated since...
- 000[citation needed] Rajasthan flood India 1943 5,000[citation needed] Lake Palcacocha in the Cojup valley, Cordillera Blanca mountain range, landslide by m****ive...
- Lake Palcacocha...
- that fell from a glacier in the Cordillera Blanca mountains into Lake Palcacocha. This event has been described as a historic inspiration for research...