Chungará Lake
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| Lake Chungará | |
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| Location | Tarapacá Region, Chile |
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| Primary inflows | Chungará, Sopocalane |
| Basin countries | Chile |
| Surface area | 21.5 km² |
| Max. depth | 33 m |
| Surface elevation | 4517 m |
Lake Chungará is situated in northern Chile, in Tarapacá Region.
It is one of the highest lakes in the world. It is near the volcanos Parinacota (20,827 feet or 6,348 meters) and Pomerape (20,413 feet or 6,222 meters)[1]. It was formed 8000 years ago, when a major collapse of the edifice of Parinacota produced an avalanche of 6km³ of debris which blocked drainage pattern, thus creating the lake.
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 Vicuñas at Chungará Lake |
 Parinacota Volcano and Lake Chungará |
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