Janq'u Quta (El Alto)
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LocationBolivia,
La Paz Department, Murillo Province
La Paz Department, Murillo Province
Surface area1.8 km2 (0.69 sq mi)[1]
Max. depth9 m (30 ft)
| Janq'u Quta | |
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 Wayna Potosí and Janq'u Quta as seen from Chacaltaya | |
  Janq'u Quta (El Alto)  Janq'u Quta (El Alto) | |
| Location | Bolivia, La Paz Department, Murillo Province |
| Coordinates | 16°18′42″S 68°8′46″W / 16.31167°S 68.14611°W |
| Surface area | 1.8 km2 (0.69 sq mi)[1] |
| Max. depth | 9 m (30 ft) |
| Surface elevation | 4,664 m (15,302 ft) |
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Janq'u Quta (Aymara janq'u white, quta lake,[2] "white lake", Hispanicized spelling Jankho Khota, Jankho Kkota, Janko Khota, Janko Kota) is a lake in Bolivia located in the La Paz Department, Pedro Domingo Murillo Province, El Alto Municipality. It is situated south of the mountain Wayna Potosí and north-east of Milluni Lake[3][4] at a height of about 4,664 metres (15,302 ft). The little lake north-east of Janq'u Quta is named Pata Quta (Pata Khota).[3]
There is a smaller lake of the same name east of Janq'u Quta in the La Paz Municipality.
