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Huascaran

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prop. n.1.a mountain in Peru, 22,205 feet high.
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Noun1.Huascaran - a mountain in the Andes in Peru (22,205 feet high)Huascaran - a mountain in the Andes in Peru (22,205 feet high)
Peru, Republic of Peru - a republic in western South America; achieved independence from Spain in 1821; was the heart of the Inca empire from the 12th to 16th centuries
Andes - a mountain range in South America running 5000 miles along the Pacific coast
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Huascaran National Park includes the whole Cordillera Blanca which is 4,000 meters above sea level and deserving of the Unesco World Biosphere Reserve status.
Destination News - Latin America / Caribbean by Airguide Online
I believe that record accurately reflects drought conditions in Africa and the Middle East and that the dust was carried out across the Atlantic Ocean by the northeast trade winds, across the Amazon Basin and deposited on the Huascaran ice cap," said Lonnie Thompson, University Distinguished Professor of Earth Sciences at Ohio State University.
Ancient drought and rapid cooling drastically altered climate 4500 ... by Asian News International
Until 2012, members of the Ice Care project will scale five glaciers declared world heritage sites by UNESCO: Jungfrau in Switzerland, Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, Huascaran in Peru, Ilulissat in Danish-ruled Greenland and Sagarmatha in Nepal.
Portuguese climbers to show warming by measuring glaciers by AFP / AFP Global Edition
 
 
 
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