Sura_Quta_(Patamanta)

Sura Quta (Patamanta)

Sura Quta (Patamanta)

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This article is about the lake in the Patamanta Canton, Pukarani Municipality, Bolivia. For other uses, see Sura Quta (Wayna Potosí).

Sura Quta[1] (Aymara sura dry jiquima, a species of Pachyrhizus,[2] quta lake,[3] "sura lake", hispanicized spellings Sora Kkota, Sora Kota) is a small lake west of the Cordillera Real of Bolivia located in the La Paz Department, Los Andes Province, Pukarani Municipality, Patamanta Canton, south east of the Kunturiri massif and Tuni Lake. It is situated at a height of about 4,532 metres (14,869 ft), about 0.4 km long and 0.36 km at its widest point.

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  1. [1]
    summitpost.org Map of the area (north is upper left) showing "Sura Quta" situated south east of Tuni Lake
  2. [2]
    Ludovico Bertonio, Transcripción del vocabulario de la lengua aymara (Spanish-Aymara dictionary): Jiquima seca. - Willu khama, sura
  3. [3]
    katari.org Quta (s.) - Lago
  • Pukarani Municipality population data and map showing Taypi Chaka Quta situated south west of Sura Quta ("Sora Kota")


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