Wayna Chullunkhäni
Mountain in Bolivia
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Wayna Chullunkhäni (Aymara wayna young, chullunkhä ('ä' stands for a long 'a') icicle,[2] -ni a suffix to indicate ownership, meaning "Young Chullunkhäni" or literally "the young one with icicles", Hispanicized spelling Huayna Chulluncani, also Huayna Chullcani)[1][3] is a 4,736-metre-high (15,538 ft) mountain in the Cordillera Occidental in the Andes of Bolivia. It is located in the Oruro Department, Sajama Province, Turco Municipality.[4]
Oruro Department
| Wayna Chullunkhäni | |
|---|---|
  Wayna Chullunkhäni | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 4,736 m (15,538 ft)[1] |
| Coordinates | 18°18′30″S 68°48′27″W |
| Geography | |
| Location | Bolivia Oruro Department |
| Parent range | Andes, Cordillera Occidental |
The name of this mountain - where wayna is sometimes used in the Andes region as an attribute for a neighboring lower mountain - might refer to the Chullkani volcano (5,032 m (16,509 ft)) west of it which possibly erroneously received that name instead of 'Chullunkhäni'.[1]
Another mountain named Wayna Chullunkhäni, also spelled (Huayna Chuluncani), lies northwest of Chullkani at 18°14′57″S 68°51′22″W at a creek named Wayna Chullkani (Huayna Chullcani).[1]