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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.
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]
As of 2024, with an estimated 23 million tons, Bolivia holds about 22% of the world's known lithium resources (105 million tons); most of those are in the Salar de Uyuni. [3] The large area, clear skies, and exceptional flatness of the surface make the Salar an ideal object for calibrating the altimeters of Earth observation satellites. [4] [5]
The province is situated in the salt flats of the southern Altiplano, more than 65% of the province being covered by Salar de Uyuni.Salar de Uyuni is situated at an average level of 3,657 m amsl, the highest point of the province is Tutuni (Alto Totoni) (5,740 m) in the Cordillera Sillaguay on the Chilean border.
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 ...
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]
However, Salar de Uyuni in Bolivia, near Potosí, the largest salt flat in the world, comprises 4,085 square miles (10,582 square km). [2] Many dry lakes contain shallow water during the rainy season, especially during wet years.
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]