Mismi mountain
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Mismi mountain is a peak in the Peruvian Andes best known as one of the most widely recognized sources of the Amazon River.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mismi | 0 |
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Andean peak
ⓘ
geographical feature ⓘ mountain ⓘ |
| access | reachable by trek from nearby Andean villages ⓘ |
| climate | high-altitude alpine ⓘ |
| country | Peru ⓘ |
| drainageBasin |
Amazon Basin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Atlantic Ocean watershed ⓘ |
| elevation |
about 18363 ft
ⓘ
about 5597 m ⓘ |
| firstScientificIdentificationAsAmazonSource | 1971 GENERATED ⓘ |
| hasGlaciers | yes ⓘ |
| hasSnowCap | yes ⓘ |
| hydrologicalSignificance | widely recognized as one of the most distant sources of the Amazon River ⓘ |
| importance | key reference point in studies of Amazon River length ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being one of the most widely recognized sources of the Amazon River
ⓘ
its role in defining the Amazon’s most distant headwaters ⓘ |
| latitude | approximately 15.5° S ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Andes
ⓘ
Arequipa Region NERFINISHED ⓘ Peruvian Andes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnContinent | South America ⓘ |
| longitude | approximately 71.7° W ⓘ |
| nearbySettlement |
Caylloma Province
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Chivay NERFINISHED ⓘ Tuti NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Cordillera Chila NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| prominence | noted regional prominence in Cordillera Chila ⓘ |
| recognizedAsAmazonSourceBy |
National Geographic Society
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
various hydrologists ⓘ |
| region | southern Peru ⓘ |
| sourceOf |
Amazon River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Apurímac River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| surveyedBy |
Instituto Geográfico Nacional del Perú
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
National Geographic Society NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| terrain | rocky high-altitude terrain ⓘ |
| vegetation | sparse high-Andean vegetation ⓘ |
| waterFlowsFrom | glacial meltwater ⓘ |
| waterFlowsInto | Apurímac River headwaters ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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