Altiplano
Sign in to savethumb|right|270px|A map of the Endorheic basin|endorheic river basins that characterize the altiplano. In the north is [[Lake Titicaca and the Desaguadero River system; in the south is the Salar de Uyuni salt flat. The non-endorheic altiplano extends southward into Argentina and Chile.]]
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The Altiplano is a high plateau in the Andes Mountains characterized by endorheic river basins (where water doesn't flow to the ocean) that include Lake Titicaca in the north and the Salar de Uyuni salt flat in the south, with portions extending into Argentina and Chile. It matters as a distinctive geographic and hydrological region that shapes the landscape and water systems of a significant area in South America.
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Key facts
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- Plateau
- Settlement.seat
- El Alto, Bolivia
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- Largest city
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- Countries
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- Bolivia, Peru, Chile, Argentina
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- Realm
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- Neotropics
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- Altiplano map (cropped) (cropped).png
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- Location in South America
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- 3800
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2012
- Settlement.population_total
- 2850000
Article
6 sectionsContents
- Geography
- Geology
- Climate
- See also
- References
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thumb|right|270px|A map of the Endorheic basin|endorheic river basins that characterize the altiplano. In the north is [[Lake Titicaca and the Desaguadero River system; in the south is the Salar de Uyuni salt flat. The non-endorheic altiplano extends southward into Argentina and Chile.]]
The Altiplano (Spanish for "high plain"), Collao (Quechua and Aymara: Qullaw, meaning "place of the Qulla") or Andean Plateau, in west-central South America, is the most extensive high plateau on Earth outside Tibet. The plateau is located at the latitude of the widest part of the north–south-trending Andes. The bulk of the Altiplano lies in Bolivia, but its northern parts lie in Peru, its southwestern fringes lie in Chile, and it extends into Argentina.