Coipasa Lake
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| Location | Atahuallpa Province, Oruro Department |
| Coordinates | 19°12′S 68°07′W / 19.2°S 68.117°WCoordinates: 19°12′S 68°07′W / 19.2°S 68.117°W |
| Primary inflows | Río Lauca |
| Basin countries | Bolivia |
| Surface area | 806 km² |
| Max. depth | 3.5 m |
| Surface elevation | 3657 m |
Lago Coipasa or Salar de coipasa is a lake in Atahuallpa Province, Oruro Department, Bolivia. At an elevation of 3657 m, its surface area is 806 km². It's on the western part of Altiplano, 20 km north of Salar de Uyuni and south of the main road linking Oruro and Huara (Chile) [1].
Coipasa Lake is a tectonic lake with a depth of 3.5 meters that surrounds to Salar de Coipasa, and to the volcanic cone of Villa Pucarani.
Thousands of flamingos have settled on the shores of Lake Coipasa.
[edit] References
- ^ "Travel map of the Andes". Nelles Map. http://andes.zoom-maps.com/. Retrieved 2010-12-10.
- This article incorporates information from the Spanish Wikipedia.
