Laguna Verde (lake of Chile)

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Laguna Verde
Laguna Verde in front of volcanoes Incahuasi (most left) and El Fraile (right beside)
Laguna Verde
Coordinates	26°53′S 68°28′W / 26.883°S 68.467°W / -26.883; -68.467
Catchment area	1,075 km (415 sq mi)
Basin countries	Chile

Surface area	15 km (5.8 sq mi)
Surface elevation	14,200 feet (4,328 m)

References

Laguna Verde (Spanish for "green lake" or "green lagoon") is a salt lake in the Andes Mountains of Chile. It lies in the Atacama Region (third region), near San Francisco Pass. The stratovolcano Ojos del Salado, on the border with Argentina, marks the south border of its basin.

High mountains surround the lake. Among them are El Muerto, Incahuasi, Falso Azufre, Peña Blanca, Barrancas Blancas, El Ermitaño, Vicuñas and the already mentioned Ojos del Salado, the highest active volcano in the world.

References

^ Earth Info, earth-info.nga.mil webpage: "GNS: Country Files". Archived from the original on 2012-05-04. Retrieved 2007-04-06..
^ (in Spanish) IRD en Chile: Laguna Verde Archived 2006-11-27 at the Wayback Machine
^ Ojos del Salado, Chile. Climber.Org Trip Report.

v t e Hydrography of Atacama Region
Rivers	Copiapó River Manflas River Jorquera River Pulido River Huasco River Del Carmen River Del Tránsito River Salado River (Chañaral) Juncalito River Vega Ancha River Turbio River (Jorquera)
Lakes	Laguna Verde Laguna del Negro Francisco Embalse Santa Juana
Salt flats	Salar de Gorbea Salar de Pajonales Salar de Pedernales Salar Ignorado

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