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Titicaca

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Also known as Lake Titicaca, Titiqaqa, Lake Titiqaqa

Alpine lake in Peru and Bolivia

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Lake Titicaca is a body of water with an elevation of 3812 above sea level. It has an area of 8562 and a volume of 893. The lake measures 204 in length and 80 in width, with a perimeter of 1125. Its vertical depth reaches 489.

The watershed area surrounding the lake is 56270. The residence time of the water is 1343. The subject is referenced by 617 other encyclopedia articles. It is categorized under "Lake Titicaca" in Commons, which also hosts a gallery with the same name.

Synthesized by Vinony from 12 facts across 2 sources: Wikidata, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

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Encyclopedic overview

Lake Titicaca (/tɪtɪˈkɑːkə/; Spanish: Lago Titicaca [ˈlaɣo titiˈkaka]; Quechua: Titiqaqa and Aymara: Titiqaqa) is a large lake in the Andes mountains on the border of Bolivia and Peru. It is often called the highest navigable lake in the world. It is often listed as a freshwater lake, though its waters are slightly brackish. Titicaca is the largest lake in South America, both in terms of the volume of water and surface area. It is the 18th largest lake in the world. It has a surface elevation of 3,812 m (12,507 ft).

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