Salar de Arizaro | |
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Location | Argentina |
Coordinates | 24°43′22.8″S 67°44′16.8″W / 24.723000°S 67.738000°W |
Basin countries | Argentina |
Max. length | 100 km (62 mi)[1] |
Max. width | 50 km (31 mi)[1] |
Surface area | 1,600 km2 (618 sq mi) |
Surface elevation | 3,460 m (11,352 ft) |
Islands | Cono de Arita |
Settlements | Tolar Grande |
Salar de Arizaro ("Arizaro" comes from Atacameno haâri "crow", "condor" and ara, aro, "accommodation", "place where something is common".[3]) is a large salt flat of the Andes in north-western Argentina. It is located between the villages of Tolar Grande and Caipe and near Mina La Casualidad,[1] in Los Andes Department, Salta Province.