Danau Poopó
Also known as Poopo Lake, Poopo
danau di Bolivia
AI overview
Poopó Lake is a salt lake located in Bolivia that was once one of the country's largest bodies of water. It has significant importance to the region's ecology and the communities that depend on it, though it has faced serious environmental challenges in recent decades.
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Key facts
- Location
- Altiplano
- Type
- Endorheic salt lake
- Primary inflows
- River Desaguadero
- Primary outflows
- evaporation
- Catchment area
- 27,700 km (10,700 sq mi)
- Basin countries
- Bolivia
- Surface area
- 1,000 km (390 sq mi)
- Average depth
- >1 m (3 ft 3 in)
- Surface elevation
- 3,686 m (12,093 ft)
- Settlements
- Oruro , Challapata
- Official name
- Lagos Poopó y Uru Uru
- Designated
- 11 July 2002
via Wikipedia infobox