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Mount Uyuni

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Mountain in Potosí, Bolivia
Uyuni
Uyuni is located in BoliviaUyuniUyuniLocation in Bolivia
Highest point
Elevation5,084 m (16,680 ft)
Coordinates20°00′S 66°35′W / 20.000°S 66.583°W / -20.000; -66.583
Geography
LocationBolivia,
Potosí Department, Antonio Quijarro Province, Tomave Municipality
Parent rangeAndes

Uyuni (Aymara, uyu pen (enclosure), yard, cemetery, -ni a suffix to indicate ownership, "the one that has got a pen", "the one with a pen") is a mountain in the Andes of Bolivia, about 5,084 metres (16,680 ft) high. It is situated in the Potosí Department, Antonio Quijarro Province, Tomave Municipality, Tomave Canton, east of the Uyuni salt flat and south-west of the Nuevo Mundo volcano (Jatun Mundo Quri Warani) and Kuntur Chukuña.

See also

References

  1. lib.utexas.edu Map (17,356 ft)
  2. Ludovico Bertonio, Aymara-Spanish dictionary (Transcription): Uyu - Cerca o corral o cementerio
  3. Tomave Municipality: Archived 2014-01-02 at the Wayback Machine population data and map
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