Huascaran
noun
a mountain in W Peru, in the Andes. 22,205 feet (6,768 meters).
Huascaran
American
[wahs-kah-rahn]
/ ˌwɑs kɑˈrɑn /
noun
Huascarán
British
/ uaskaˈran, uasˈkan /
noun
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The Pastoruri glacier is one of the fastest-receding glaciers in the Cordillera Blanca mountain range, according to a paper by the University of Texas and the Huascaran National Park.
From Slate ● Sep. 27, 2013
It was to signalize the most famed of Miss Peck's exploits that the Peruvian Government in 1908 named the northern peak of Mount Huascaran Cumbre Ana Peck.
From Time Magazine Archive
Yet for decades, due to the risk of avalanches and hidden snow-lined crevasses, no research expedition had ever been able to reach the peak of Nevado Huascarán to collect these ancient records.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 15, 2023
But, over the past 60 years, temperatures have been rising significantly, pushing the ice on Nevado Huascarán into an accelerated retreat.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 15, 2023
Thompson hopes to get a clearer climate record from the Huascarán cores.
From Nature ● Sep. 3, 2019
Mount Huascarán in Peru is home to Earth's highest tropical glacier.Credit:
From Nature ● Sep. 3, 2019
In his book about Dr. Thompson, “Thin Ice,” published in 2005, Mark Bowen described an incident on a peak called Huascarán in Peru.
From New York Times ● Jul. 3, 2012
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