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Cordilleras

Principal glaciers

Cordillera

Name

Latitude
S

Longitude
W

Area
(km2)

Max. length
or diameter
(km)

Type of glacier

Vilcanota Quelccaya 14°00' 70°46' 54.00 17.0 ice cap
Blanca Copap 09°17' 77°20' 13.76 7.0 plateau
Huayhuash Yerupaja 10°14' 76°55' 9.36 6.0 valley
Blanca Chopicalqui 09°05' 77°36' 9.10 6.5 valley (debris-covered)
Blanca Pucahirca 08°53' 77°35' 6.50 4.5 plateau
Blanca Artesonraju 08°58' 77°38' 5.97 3.6 mountain
Central Sullcon 11°52' 76°03' 5.43 5.3 valley
Blanca Cook 09°02' 77°39' 5.39 4.6 valley (debris-covered)
Blanca Safuna 08°51' 77°37' 4.69 3.6 valley
Raura Santa Rosa 10°29' 76°44' 2.36 2.7 valley
Blanca Uruashraju 09°35' 77°19' 2.15 2.5 valley
Blanca Yanamarey 09°39' 77°16' 1.30 1.7 valley