Huas·ca·rán (wäs k -rän , -kä-) An extinct volcano, 6,746 m (22,132 ft) high, in the Andes of west-central Peru. It is the highest peak in the country. |
Huascarán (Spanish) [uaskaˈran], Huascán (Spanish) [uasˈkan]
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(Placename) an extinct volcano in W Peru, in the Peruvian Andes: the highest peak in Peru; avalanche in 1962 killed over 3000 people. Height: 6768 m (22 205 ft.)
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