Laguna Miscanti

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Miscanti
Miscanti - Laguna Miscanti with Cordón de Puntas Negras in the distance.
Laguna Miscanti with Cordón de Puntas Negras in the distance.
Location Antofagasta Region
Coordinates 23°44′S 67°47′WCoordinates: 23°44′S 67°47′W [1]
Catchment area 303 km² [2]
Basin countries Chile
Surface area 13.4 km² [2]
Surface elevation 4,120 m [2]
References [1][2]

Laguna Miscanti is a brackish water lake located in the altiplano of the Antofagasta Region, in northern Chile. Miñiques volcano and Cerro Miscanti tower over this lake. This heart-shaped lake has a deep blue color. The western shoreline of the lake is separated by less than 1 km from the drainage divide between the lake and the Salar de Atacama basins.[2]. Laguna Miscanti basin also has a common boundary with Salar de Talar basin.

A lava flow from an eruption of Miñiques separated Laguna Miscanti from Laguna Miñiques.[3]

The lake is part of one of the seven sectors of Los Flamencos National Reserve.

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Earth Info, earth-info.nga.mil webpage: [1]
  2. ^ a b c d e (Spanish) Geoquímica de aguas en cuencas cerradas: I, II y III Regiones - Chile Laguna Miscanti
  3. ^ Smithsonian Institution Global Volcanism Program: Miñiques
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