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Three scientists (Dr. Laura Sommerfield, Dr. Fabio Cavani, and Dr. Arnold Meir) are sent to South America as part of a U.N. investigation into an ecological disaster of Salar de Uyuni. In the past, two rivers had been diverted for irrigation, but the effort failed, and the result was an ever growing toxic salt flat.
The film stars Anthony Wong, Richie Jen, and Janice Man. Plot ... Wong Ho-chiu takes Daisy's ashes to Salar de Uyuni in Bolivia, a place she wanted to visit. He ...
Salar de Uyuni (or "Salar de Tunupa") [1] is the world's largest salt flat, or playa, at 10,582 square kilometres (4,086 sq mi) in area. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] It is in the Daniel Campos Province in Potosí in southwest Bolivia , near the crest of the Andes at an elevation of 3,656 m (11,995 ft) above sea level.
Salar de Uyuni Bolivia: VIII: Crait: This salt flat served as the filming location for the Battle of Crait Guilin China : III: Kashyyyk: Footage of limestone karst mountains which was later composited into the film for the backdrop of Kashyyyk [1] Dubrovnik Croatia: VIII: Cantonica: The city served for the city of Canto Bight Tikal Guatemala: IV
Salar de Uyuni is the world's largest salt flat [1] at 10,582 km 2 (4,086 sq mi). [2] It is located in the Potosí and Oruro departments in southwest Bolivia, near the crest of the Andes at an altitude of 3,656 meters (11,995 feet). Salar de Uyuni has long attracted tourists, who came great distances and needed a place to rest before returning ...
Isla Incahuasi, Inkawasi [1] [2] or Inka Wasi [3] (Spanish Isla island, Quechua Inka, Inca wasi house, [4] "Inca house"), also known as Isla del Pescado ("island of the fish"), [5] is a hilly and rocky outcrop of land and former island in Bolivia situated in the middle of Salar de Uyuni, the world's largest salt flat, at an elevation of 3,656 meters (11,995 feet). [6]
Tunupa is a dormant volcano in the Potosí Department of southwestern Bolivia. It stands on the northern side of the Salar de Uyuni at an elevation of 5,321 m (17,457 ft) on the Bolivian Altiplano. Tunupa was active in the Pleistocene, with most of the volcano constructed by lava flows that erupted between 1.36 and 1.56 million years ago. [2]
The largest areas three main salt pans that define its vertices are the Salar de Uyuni in Bolivia, Salar de Atacama in Chile, and Salar del Hombre Muerto in Argentina. Of these, the core of Salar de Atacama in Chile has the highest concentration of lithium (0.15% by weight) among all world's brine sources. [2] [A]