Ad
related to: rivers and lakes in peru
Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
This is a list of rivers of Peru, that are at least partially in Peru. The Peruvian government has published guidelines for the preparation of river flow studies in April 2015. The Peruvian government has published guidelines for the preparation of river flow studies in April 2015.
The following is a list of lakes in Peru. [1] Many of the names have the ending -cocha, from Quechua qucha: lake. Huacachina Junín Palcacocha Lagunillas Titicaca.
Peru has 12,201 lakes, 3,896 of which are located in the Pacific basin, 7,441 in the Atlantic basin, 841 in the Titicaca basin, and 23 in the closed basin of Warmiqucha. INRENA inventoried 186 lakes in operation with a total capacity of 3,028.07 million cubic metres and 342 studied lakes with a total capacity 3,953.04 million cubic metres.
A view of Lake Titicaca taken from the town of Copacabana, Bolivia. Five major river systems feed into Lake Titicaca. [11] In order of their relative flow volumes, these are Ramis, Coata, Ilave, Huancané, and Suchez. [5] More than 20 other smaller streams empty into Titicaca. The lake has 41 islands, some of which are densely populated.
Peru is considered to be among 17 of the most megadiverse countries in the world. [5] With over 1,850 species of birds, [6] it has the world's second most diverse avian community, after Colombia. [7] National Parks are places where the wild flora and fauna are protected and preserved. Natural resources exploitation and human settlements are ...
Pages in category "Rivers of Peru" The following 127 pages are in this category, out of 127 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. * List of rivers of Peru; A.
Pages in category "Lakes of Peru" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 369 total. This list may not reflect recent changes.
This is a non-diffusing subcategory of Category:Rivers of Peru. It includes rivers that can also be found in the parent category, or in diffusing subcategories of the parent. This is a container category .
Ad
related to: rivers and lakes in peru