Laguna Verde (lake of Chile)

Laguna Verde

Laguna Verde in front of volcanoes Incahuasi (most left) and El Fraile (right beside)
Coordinates 26°53′S 68°28′W / 26.883°S 68.467°W / -26.883; -68.467Coordinates: 26°53′S 68°28′W / 26.883°S 68.467°W / -26.883; -68.467[1]
Catchment area 1,075 km2 (415 sq mi)[2]
Basin countries Chile
Surface area 15 km2 (5.8 sq mi)[2]
Surface elevation 14,200 feet (4,328 m)[3]
References [1][2][3]

Laguna Verde (Spanish for "green lake" or "green lagoon") is a salt lake in the Andes Mountains of Chile. It lies in the Atacama Region (third region), near San Francisco Pass. The stratovolcano Ojos del Salado, on the border with Argentina, marks the south border of its basin.[2]

High mountains surround the lake. Among them are El Muerto, Incahuasi, Falso Azufre, Peña Blanca, Barrancas Blancas, El Ermitaño, Vicuñas and the already mentioned Ojos del Salado, the highest active volcano in the world.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Earth Info, earth-info.nga.mil webpage: "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-05-04. Retrieved 2007-04-06..
  2. 1 2 3 4 (in Spanish) IRD en Chile: Laguna Verde
  3. 1 2 Ojos del Salado, Chile. Climber.Org Trip Report.


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