Pastos Grandes Lake

Pastos Grandes Lake
Location of Pastos Grandes Lake in Bolivia.
Location of Pastos Grandes Lake in Bolivia.
Pastos Grandes Lake
Location of Pastos Grandes Lake in Bolivia.
Location of Pastos Grandes Lake in Bolivia.
Pastos Grandes Lake
LocationPotosí Department
Coordinates21°38′22″S 67°48′00″W / 21.63944°S 67.80000°W / -21.63944; -67.80000
Primary outflowsevaporation
Basin countriesBolivia
Surface area120 km2 (46 sq mi)
Surface elevation4,330 m (14,210 ft)
Islandsnone
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Pastos Grandes Lake is a lake in the Pastos Grandes caldera in the Potosí Department, Bolivia. At an elevation of 4,430 metres (14,530 ft),[1] its surface area is 120 square kilometres (46 sq mi).

  1. ^ Warren, John K. (2010-02-01). "Evaporites through time: Tectonic, climatic and eustatic controls in marine and nonmarine deposits". Earth-Science Reviews. 98 (3–4): 227. Bibcode:2010ESRv...98..217W. doi:10.1016/j.earscirev.2009.11.004.