salar de Atacama

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endorheic basin salt flat

Salar de Atacama is a vast salt flat in northern Chile known for its lithium-rich brines, otherworldly desert landscapes, and high-altitude lagoons frequented by flamingos.

Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Salar de Atacama 4

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf endorheic basin ⓘ
salt flat ⓘ
annualPrecipitation very low ⓘ
area over 3000 square kilometres ⓘ
climate hyper-arid ⓘ
contains Laguna Cejar ⓘ
Laguna Miscanti ⓘ
surface form: Laguna Chaxa

Laguna Miscanti ⓘ
Laguna Miñiques ⓘ
brine pools ⓘ
salt crusts ⓘ
country Chile ⓘ
economicActivity lithium mining ⓘ
potash extraction ⓘ
tourism ⓘ
ecosystem high Andean wetland oases ⓘ
elevation about 2300 metres above sea level ⓘ
geologicalOrigin tectonic basin with evaporite deposition ⓘ
hasProtectedArea Los Flamencos National Reserve ⓘ
inhabitedBy Andean flamingo ⓘ
Chilean flamingo ⓘ
James's flamingo ⓘ
locatedIn Antofagasta Region ⓘ
northern Chile ⓘ
locatedNear Andes ⓘ
surface form: Andes Mountains

Licancabur volcano ⓘ
San Pedro de Atacama ⓘ
notableFor flamingo populations ⓘ
high-altitude lagoons ⓘ
large reserves of lithium ⓘ
lithium-rich brines ⓘ
otherworldly desert landscapes ⓘ
potassium deposits ⓘ
partOf Atacama Desert ⓘ
Pacific Ring of Fire ⓘ
surface form: Pacific Ring of Fire region
rank one of the largest salt flats in Chile ⓘ
one of the richest lithium brine deposits in the world ⓘ
surfaceFeature polygonal salt patterns ⓘ
salt crust hummocks ⓘ
threat environmental impacts of mining ⓘ
water scarcity concerns ⓘ
touristActivity landscape photography ⓘ
stargazing ⓘ
wildlife watching ⓘ
usedFor global lithium supply ⓘ
waterSource groundwater-fed brines ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

northern Chile → contains → salar de Atacama ⓘ
subject surface form: Northern Chile
this entity surface form: Salar de Atacama
Atacama Desert → hasFeature → salar de Atacama ⓘ
Puna de Atacama → hasNearbyFeature → salar de Atacama ⓘ
this entity surface form: Salar de Atacama
San Pedro de Atacama → nearbyAttraction → salar de Atacama ⓘ
this entity surface form: Salar de Atacama
Licancabur volcano → overlooks → salar de Atacama ⓘ
subject surface form: Licancabur
this entity surface form: Salar de Atacama