Laguna Hedionda (Nor Lípez)
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Laguna Hedionda (Spanish for "stinking lake") is a saline lake in the Nor Lípez Province, Potosí Department in Bolivia. It is notable for various migratory species of pink and white flamingos.
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Laguna Hedionda | |
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Location | Nor Lípez Province, Potosí Department |
Coordinates | 21.5667°S 68.05°W / -21.5667; -68.05 |
Type | Andean endorheic |
Basin countries | Bolivia |
Surface area | 3 km2 (1.2 sq mi) |
Average depth | 0.3 m (0.98 ft) mean depth |
Surface elevation | 4,121 m (13,520 ft) |
Frozen | Yes |
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Laguna Hedionda is one of the nine small saline lakes in the Andean Altiplano. It lies at an altitude of 4,121 metres (13,520 ft), with an area of 3 square kilometres (1.2 sq mi). Salt flats and bofedales (wetlands) are spread over the periphery of the lake. It is in a very remote area where human habitation is negligible. However, llamas and alpacas are seen grazing in the area.[1]