Lake Junín

Lake Junin or Chinchaycocha is the largest lake entirely within territory. Even though has a much larger area, its eastern half is located on territory. Lake Junin is an important birdwatching destination in the country.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Lake
  • Description: lake in Peru
  • Also known as: “Chinchaycocha”, “Činčaikočia”, “jezero Junin”, “Junin”, “Junin-See”, “Juninmeer”, “Lac Junin”, “Lago Chinchaycocha”, “Lago de Junin”, “Lago de Junín”, “Lago Junin”, “Laguna de Junin”, and “Lake Junin”

Lake Junín

Latitude
-11.02981° or 11° 1′ 47″ south
Longitude
-76.13155° or 76° 7′ 54″ west
Elevation
4,080 metres (13,386 feet)
Open location code
57W5XVC9+39
Open­Street­Map ID
way 23686218
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­water
Open­Street­Map feature
water=­lake
Geo­Names ID
3937484
Wiki­data ID
Q941342
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In Other Languages

From Belarusian to Venetian—“Lake Junín” goes by many names.
  • Belarusian: “Хунін”
  • Bulgarian: “Хунин”
  • Catalan: “Chinchayqucha”
  • Cebuano: “Lago Junín”
  • Chinese: “胡宁湖”
  • Chinese: “胡寧湖”
  • Chuvash: “Хунин”
  • Croatian: “Junín (jezero)”
  • Croatian: “Junín”
  • Czech: “Junín”
  • Dutch: “Junínmeer”
  • Esperanto: “Lago Junino”
  • French: “lac Junín”
  • French: “Lac Junín”
  • Georgian: “ხუნინის ტბა”
  • German: “Junín-See”
  • German: “Lago Junín”
  • Greek: “Λίμνη Χουνίν”
  • Italian: “Junín”
  • Japanese: “フニン湖”
  • Korean: “후닌호”
  • Latin: “Lacus Iuninum”
  • Latin: “Lacus Xuninum”
  • Latvian: “Huninas ezers”
  • Lithuanian: “Chunino ežeras”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Junínsjøen”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Junín”
  • Norwegian: “Junínsjøen”
  • Polish: “Junín”
  • Portuguese: “Lago Junim”
  • Portuguese: “Lago Junín”
  • Quechua: “Chinchayqucha”
  • Russian: “Хунин”
  • Slovenian: “jezero Junín”
  • Slovenian: “Jezero Junín”
  • Spanish: “Lago Junín”
  • Swedish: “Junín”
  • Turkish: “Junin Gölü”
  • Ukrainian: “Хунін”
  • Venetian: “Junín”

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Places to explore: Ondores and Palomayo.

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