Laguna Verde (
Spanish for "green lake" or "green lagoon") is a
salt lake
A salt lake or saline lake is a landlocked body of water that has a concentration of salts (typically sodium chloride) and other dissolved minerals significantly higher than most lakes (often defined as at least three grams of salt per litre). ...
in the
Andes Mountains
The Andes, Andes Mountains or Andean Mountains (; ) are the List of mountain ranges#Mountain ranges by length, longest continental mountain range in the world, forming a continuous highland along the western edge of South America. The range i ...
of
Chile. It lies in the
Atacama Region (third region), near
San Francisco Pass. The
stratovolcano
A stratovolcano, also known as a composite volcano, is a conical volcano built up by many layers (strata) of hardened lava and tephra. Unlike shield volcanoes, stratovolcanoes are characterized by a steep profile with a summit crater and per ...
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
Barrancas Blancas is a peak in Chile with an elevation of metres. Barrancas Blancas is within the following mountain ranges: Chilean Andes and Puna de Atacama. It is located within the territory of the Chilean province of Copiapo. Its slopes are ...
,
El Ermitaño
El Ermitaño is a peak in Chile with an elevation of metres located at Puna de Atacama. It is on the border of the Chilean provinces of Chañaral and Copiapó (Communes of Diego de Almagro and Copiapó) Along with Cerro Peña Blanca, lies on the ...
,
Vicuñas and the already mentioned Ojos del Salado, the highest active volcano in the world.
See also
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Nevado Tres Cruces National Park
Nevado Tres Cruces National Park () is a national park located in the Atacama Region of Chile, east of Copiapó. It includes Laguna Santa Rosa, Laguna del Negro Francisco, and a part of the Salar de Maricunga. The park is divided into two zones, ...
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Copiapó
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Atacama Desert
References
External links
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Lakes of Atacama Region
Lakes of Chile
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