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The geography and climate of Bolivia has led to the formation a wide variety of lakes, from salt saturated lakes in the Altiplano to oxbow lakes in the eastern lowlands. Many of Bolivias lakes are formed only seasonally during the austral summer and remains for the rest of the year as salt flats in the altiplano or swamps in the eastern lowlands.
Numerous smaller lakes around the world are at higher elevations, [26] such as the 6,000 square metres (65,000 sq ft) crater lake of Ojos del Salado, which at an elevation of 6,480–6,500 metres (21,260–21,330 ft) is the overall highest lake in the world, and the 280 km 2 (110 sq mi) Lake Puma Yumco, which at an elevation of 5,030 m (16,500 ...
The following is a list of lakes in Ohio. According to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources , there are approximately 50,000 lakes and small ponds, with a total surface area of 200,000 acres, and among these there are 2,200 lakes of 5 acres (2.0 ha) or greater with a total surface area of 134,000 acres. [ 1 ]
Laguna Colorada is part of the Los Lípez (formerly Laguna Colorada) Ramsar wetland.It was listed as a "Ramsar Wetland of International Importance" in 1990.On, July 13, 2009, the site was expanded from 513.18 to 14,277.17 km 2 (5,512.45 sq mi) to include the surrounding high Andean endorheic, hypersaline and brackish lakes and associated wetlands (known as bofedales).
Ohio has 110 lakes larger than five acres of land, with a total surface area of over 4,500 acres. Twenty-one of Ohio's 88 counties have natural lakes. Here are ten of the biggest natural lakes in ...
The two lakes today are only connected by a single channel and their properties are quite different. [3] The lake is seldom ice-covered, water temperatures range between 13–20 °C (55–68 °F). Air temperatures range between 10 – −30 °C (50 – −22 °F), and UV radiation is 40% higher than at sea level. [ 3 ]
Lake Titicaca is a large freshwater lake on the border of Bolivia and Peru at an altitude of 3,810 m (12,500 ft). It is fed by several rivers from the mountains. The shores of the lake have been inhabited for millennia and there are numerous archaeological sites in the area from civilizations including the Inca and Tiwanaku. There are also ...
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