Salar del Hombre Muerto
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Salar del Hombre Muerto (transl. Salt Pan of the Dead Man) is a salt pan in Argentina, in the Antofagasta de la Sierra Department[2] on the border between the Salta and Catamarca Provinces.[3] It covers an area of 600 square kilometres (230 sq mi) and is in part covered by debris. During the Pleistocene it was sometimes a lake, but today only parts of the salt pan are covered by perennial water bodies; its major tributary is the Río de los Patos.
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Coordinates | 25°21′0″S 67°4′12″W |
Type | endorheic |
Etymology | "Lake of the Dead Man", after mummies found in the area |
Primary inflows | Rio de Los Patos, Rio Trapiche |
Primary outflows | Evaporation |
Catchment area | 4,000 square kilometres (1,500 sq mi) |
Surface area | 600 square kilometres (230 sq mi) |
Surface elevation | approximately 4,000 m (13,000 ft)[1] |
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Part of the Lithium Triangle of salars, Salar del Hombre Muerto is one of the world's most important sources of lithium, an element crucial for manufacturing lithium-ion batteries, which are very important in renewable energy technology and electric cars.