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Lago Coipasa
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Location	Sabaya Province, Oruro Department
Coordinates	19°12′S 68°07′W / 19.200°S 68.117°W / -19.200; -68.117
Primary inflows	Río Lauca
Basin countries	Bolivia
Surface area	806 km (311 sq mi)
Max. depth	3.5 m (11 ft)
Surface elevation	3,657 m (11,998 ft)

Lago Coipasa is a lake in Sabaya Province, Oruro Department, Bolivia. At an elevation of 3657 m, its surface area is 806 km². It is located on the western part of Altiplano, 20 km north of Salar de Uyuni and south of the main road linking Oruro and Huara (Chile).

Lake Coipasa is a tectonic saline lake with a depth of 3.5 metres that is surrounded by the Salar de Coipasa ("Coipasa Salt Flats"), and dominated by the volcanic cone of the 4,920 m high Wila Pukarani.

Thousands of flamingos have settled on the shores of Lake Coipasa.

Gallery

• Map of the shape and depth (bathymetry) of the Coipasa lake, 2020
• The lake
• The village of Chipaya, Oruro, Bolivia, near the lake

See also

• Chipaya
• Ouki

References

1. "Travel map of the Andes". Nelles Map. Archived from the original on 2010-09-24. Retrieved 2010-12-10.

External links

• Media related to Salar de Coipasa at Wikimedia Commons
• Salar de Coipasa (Map). Archived from the original on 31 May 2014. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
• www.boliviatravelsite.com/attractions.php?attraction=Coipasa+Lake
• gsabulletin.gsapubs.org/content/118/5-6/515.abstract

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