Lago Coipasa or Salar de Coipasa is a lake in Sabaya Province, Oruro Department, Bolivia. At an elevation of 3657 m, its surface area is 806 km². It is on the western part of Altiplano, 20 km north of Salar de Uyuni and south of the main road linking Oruro and Huara (Chile).[1]

Lago Coipasa
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Location	Sabaya Province, Oruro Department
Coordinates	19°12′S 68°07′W
Primary inflows	Río Lauca
Basin countries	Bolivia
Surface area	806 km2 (311 sq mi)
Max. depth	3.5 m (11 ft)
Surface elevation	3,657 m (11,998 ft)

Lake Coipasa is a tectonic^{[clarification needed]} saline lake with a depth of 3.5 metres that is surrounded by the Coipasa salt flat (Salar de Coipasa), and the volcanic cone of Wila Pukarani.

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

Coipasa Lake

Gallery

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

See also

• Chipaya
• Ouki

References

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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[es] Lago Coipasa

[fr] Lac Coipasa

[ru] Койпаса