Laguna Miscanti
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| Laguna Miscanti with Cordón de Puntas Negras in the distance. | |
| Location | Antofagasta Region |
| Coordinates | 23°44′S 67°47′W / 23.733°S 67.783°WCoordinates: 23°44′S 67°47′W / 23.733°S 67.783°W [1] |
| Catchment area | 303 km² [2] |
| Basin countries | Chile |
| Surface area | 13.4 km² [2] |
| Surface elevation | 4,120 m [2] |
| References | [1][2] |
Laguna Miscanti is a brackish water lake located in the altiplano of the Antofagasta Region, in northern Chile. Miñiques volcano and Cerro Miscanti tower over this lake. This heart-shaped lake has a deep blue color. The western shoreline of the lake is separated by less than 1 km from the drainage divide between the lake and the Salar de Atacama basins.[2] Laguna Miscanti basin also has a common boundary with Salar de Talar basin.
A lava flow from an eruption of Miñiques separated Laguna Miscanti from Laguna Miñiques.[3]
The lake is part of one of the seven sectors of Los Flamencos National Reserve.
[edit] Panoramic View of Laguna Miscanti
[edit] References
- ^ a b Earth Info, earth-info.nga.mil webpage: [1]
- ^ a b c d e (Spanish) Geoquímica de aguas en cuencas cerradas: I, II y III Regiones - Chile Laguna Miscanti
- ^ "Miñiques". Global Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution. http://www.volcano.si.edu/world/volcano.cfm?vnum=1505-102.
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