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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 ...
[2] [3] Due to the lake's length and width (90 by 32 km; 56 by 20 mi), it made up the eastern half of Oruro, known as a mining region in southwest Bolivia. The permanent part of the lake body covered approximately 1,000 square kilometres (390 sq mi) and it was the second-largest lake in the country. [4]
What are the 10 biggest lakes in Ohio besides Lake Erie? 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 ...
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).
Alaska: Mendenhall Lake. Mendenhall Lake, only 20 minutes from downtown Juneau, is the gateway to view magnificent Mendenhall Glacier. To best explore this natural beauty, rent a kayak and paddle ...
Laguna Hedionda (Spanish for "stinking lake") is a saline lake in the Nor Lípez Province, Potosí Department in Bolivia. It is notable for various migratory species of pink and white flamingos. Laguna Hedionda is one of the nine small saline lakes in the Andean Altiplano. It lies at an altitude of 4,121 metres (13,520 ft), with an area of 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 ...