Mismi

Local nameNevado Mismi
LocationArequipa, Peru

Mismi is a 5,597-metre mountain peak of volcanic origin in the Chila mountain range in the Andes of Peru. A glacial stream on the Mismi was identified as the most distant source of the Amazon River in 1996; this finding was confirmed in 2001 and again in 2007. This claim has been challenged with three locations for the source of the Amazon identified, depending upon the definition of "source."

The waters from Mismi flow into the streams Carhuasanta and Apachita, which flow into the Apurímac River. It is a tributary of the Ucayali which later joins the Marañón to form the Amazon proper.

Tags Volcano
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More information and contact

Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mismi

Address Peru

Coordinates -15°31'1.075" N -71°40'42.185" E

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