Laguna Blanca (Bolivia)

Laguna Blanca is a salt lake in an endorheic basin, in the Sur Lípez Province of the Potosí Department, Bolivia. It is near the Licancabur volcano.

Laguna Blanca
Location of Laguna Blanca (Bolivia) in Bolivia.
Location of Laguna Blanca (Bolivia) in Bolivia.
Laguna Blanca (Bolivia)
Location of Laguna Blanca (Bolivia) in Bolivia.
Location of Laguna Blanca (Bolivia) in Bolivia.
Laguna Blanca (Bolivia)
LocationSur Lípez Province, Potosí Department
Coordinates22.800°S 67.794°W / -22.800; -67.794
Basin countriesBolivia
Surface area10.9 km2 (4.2 sq mi)
Surface elevation4,350 m (14,270 ft)

Geography

Laguna Blanca with Cerro Laguna Verde in the background

The lake is at an elevation of 4,350 metres (14,270 ft) on the Altiplano. Its surface area is 10.9 km². The lake is 5.6 kilometres (3.5 mi) long and 3.5 kilometres (2.2 mi) wide.

The characteristic white colour of the water, that gave the lake its name, is caused by the high amount of minerals suspended in it.

Only a narrow corridor separates Laguna Blanca from the smaller Laguna Verde. Both are within the Eduardo Avaroa Andean Fauna National Reserve

See also


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