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Laguna Verde (Bolivia)

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Cabrol, N. A.; Grin, E. A.; McKay, C. P.; Friedmann, I.; Diaz, G. Chong; Demergasso, C.; Kisse, K.; Grigorszky, I.; Ocampo Friedmann, R.; Murbach, M. S.; Hock, A. (2003-03-01). "First Results of the Expedition to the Highest Lake on Earth: Studying a Martian Paleolake in Bolivia and the Survival
328:. The two lakes today are only connected by a single channel and their properties are quite different. The lake is seldom ice-covered, water temperatures range between 13–20 Â°C (55–68 Â°F). Air temperatures range between 10 â€“ −30 Â°C (50 â€“ −22 Â°F), and 276:
The Laguna Verde is a lake at 4,310 metres (14,140 ft) elevation. It covers an area of 7.5 square kilometres (2.9 sq mi) and has a depth of 5.4 metres (18 ft), and a narrow causeway divides it into two parts. It is at the southwestern extremity of the
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of various shapes and sizes occur at Laguna Verde, they cover an area of over 100 square kilometres (39 sq mi) but are inactive today. Presumably, they grew around 20,000-10,000 years ago. Presently, smaller structures and
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of 5,868 metres (19,252 ft) in elevation, which is a nearly perfect cone. The shorelines west and east of the lake have different characteristics, with the western and southern shores eroded into volcanoes.
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Cabrol, Nathalie A.; Grin, Edmond A.; Chong, Guillermo; Minkley, Edwin; Hock, Andrew N.; Yu, Youngseob; Bebout, Leslie; Fleming, Erich; Häder, Donat P.; Demergasso, Cecilia; Gibson, John; Escudero, Lorena;
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was discovered at Laguna Verde. Despite their connection, Laguna Verde and Laguna Blanca have distinctly different biological and chemical traits.
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Perreault, Thomas (1 February 2005). "State Restructuring and the Scale Politics of Rural Water Governance in Bolivia".
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is 40% higher than at sea level. Environmental conditions have been compared to those on the planet
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In the past, the lake was at least 45 metres (148 ft) higher and larger than today, during the
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to dark emerald depending on the disturbance caused to sediments in the lake by winds.
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and other minerals which renders colour to the lake waters. Its color varies from
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QuillaguamĂĄn, Jorge; Delgado, Osvaldo; Mattiasson, Bo; Hatti-Kaul, Rajni (2004).
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This article is about the lake in PotosĂ­. For the lake in Beni, see
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heat warms waters that then emerge into Laguna Blanca through
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In the backdrop of the lake there is the inactive volcano
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Laguna Verde (Beni)
Laguna Verde (Comarapa)

Location of Laguna Verde (Bolivia) in Bolivia.
Location of Laguna Verde (Bolivia) in Bolivia.
Altiplano
Sur LĂ­pez Province
PotosĂ­ Department
22°47′38″S 67°48′44″W / 22.79389°S 67.81222°W / -22.79389; -67.81222
Type
salt lake
Basin
Spanish
salt lake
endorheic basin
Altiplano
Bolivia
Sur LĂ­pez Province
PotosĂ­ Department
Chilean
Licancabur


Eduardo Avaroa Andean Fauna National Reserve
arsenic
turquoise
Licancabur
Geothermal
springs
snowfall

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