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Laguna Colorada (Red Lagoon) is a shallow salt lake in the southwest of the altiplano of Bolivia, within Eduardo Avaroa Andean Fauna National Reserve and close to the border with Chile.
| Laguna Colorada | |
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 Andean Flamingos | |
  Laguna Colorada  Laguna Colorada | |
| Location | Potosí, Bolivia |
| Coordinates | 22°11′55″S 67°46′52″W |
| Type | salt lake[1] |
| Primary inflows | Rio Sulor[2] |
| Basin countries | Bolivia |
| Max. length | 10.7 km (6.6 mi) |
| Max. width | 9.6 km (6.0 mi) |
| Surface area | 60 km2 (23 sq mi) |
| Average depth | 0.35 m (1 ft 2 in) |
| Max. depth | 1.5 m (4 ft 11 in) |
| Shore length1 | 35 km (22 mi) |
| Surface elevation | 4,278 m (14,035 ft) |
| Islands | numerous, sometimes huge borax deposit islands[1] |
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Ramsar Wetland | |
| Official name | Los Lípez |
| Designated | 27 June 1990 |
| Reference no. | 489[3] |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
Contents
The lake contains borax islands, whose white color contrasts with the reddish color of its waters, which is caused by red sediments and pigmentation of some algae.[4]
Geography
Laguna Colorada is part of the Los Lípez (formerly Laguna Colorada) Ramsar wetland. It was listed as a "Ramsar Wetland of International Importance" in 1990. On, July 13, 2009, the site was expanded from 513.18 to 14,277.17 km2 (5,512.45 sq mi) to include the surrounding high Andean endorheic, hypersaline and brackish lakes and associated wetlands (known as bofedales).[5]
Fauna
James's flamingos abound in the area.[4] It is also possible to find Andean and Chilean flamingos, but in lesser quantities.
See also
References
- Amusing Planet website, at Laguna Colorada: The Red Lagoon of Bolivia .
- Hurlbert, Stuart H. (6 Dec 2012). Saline Lakes V: Proceedings of the Vth International Symposium on Inland Saline Lakes. Springer Science & Business Media. p. 264. ISBN 9789401120760.
- "Los Lípez". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
- "Laguna Colorada". Atlas Obscura. Retrieved 13 February 2014.
- The Annotated Ramsar List: Bolivia
External links
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На других языках
[de] Laguna Colorada
Die Laguna Colorada ist ein flacher (durchschnittlich 0,35 m und am tiefsten Punkt 1,5 m tief), 60 km² großer See im Reserva Nacional de Fauna Andina Eduardo Abaroa, dem Nationalpark Tierwelt der Anden „Eduardo Avaroa“, im südlichen Teil des Altiplanos im bolivianischen Departamento Potosí auf einer Höhe von 4278 m über dem Meer. Er gehört zur Provinz Sur Lípez.- [en] Laguna Colorada
[fr] Laguna Colorada
La laguna Colorada est un lac salé situé dans la réserve nationale de faune andine Eduardo Avaroa sur l'altiplano bolivien dans le département de Potosí.[it] Laguna Colorada
La laguna Colorada (detta anche laguna rossa) è un lago salato caratterizzato da acque poco profonde, che si trova ad una altitudine di 4278 m nella parte sudoccidentale dell'altiplano della Bolivia all'interno della Riserva nazionale di fauna andina Eduardo Avaroa, in prossimità del confine con il Cile. Fa parte del gruppo di laghi salati conosciuti come Lagunas de colores.[ru] Лагуна-Колорада
Лагуна-Колорада[1] (исп. Laguna Colorada, кечуа Pukaqucha) — минеральное озеро, расположенное в национальном заповеднике Эдуардо-Авароа в юго-западной части Боливии недалеко от границы с Чили.Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.
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