Lake Titicaca
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Lake Titicaca is a large, high-altitude freshwater lake in the Andes on the border of Peru and Bolivia, renowned as one of the world’s highest navigable lakes and a cradle of pre-Columbian civilizations.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
border lake
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freshwater lake → lake → tourist attraction → |
| area |
about 3,200 square miles
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about 8,300 square kilometers → |
| averageDepth |
about 107 meters
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about 351 feet → |
| basinCountry |
Bolivia
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Peru → |
| borderRegion |
La Paz Department
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Puno Region → |
| climate |
cold high-altitude climate
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| country |
Bolivia
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Peru → |
| culturalRegion |
Aymara
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Quechua → |
| elevation |
about 12,507 feet above sea level
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about 3,812 meters above sea level → |
| hasIsland |
Amantaní Island
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Isla de la Luna → Isla del Sol → Taquile Island → Uros floating islands → |
| hasType |
tectonic lake
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| hasUNESCOStatus |
proposed World Heritage Site
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| inflow |
Coata River
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Huancané River → Ilave River → Ramis River → |
| knownFor |
being one of the highest navigable lakes in the world
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cultural significance to Andean peoples → floating reed islands → pre-Columbian civilizations → |
| length |
about 190 kilometers
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| locatedIn |
Andes
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South America → |
| locatedNear |
Copacabana
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Puno → |
| locatedOnBorderOf |
Bolivia
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Peru → |
| maximumDepth |
about 281 meters
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about 922 feet → |
| mythologicalSignificance |
associated with the origin of the Inca sun god Inti
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considered a sacred lake in Inca mythology → |
| outflow |
Desaguadero River
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| partOf |
Altiplano
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Titicaca–Desaguadero–Poopó–Salar de Coipasa system → |
| salinity |
freshwater
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| tourismActivity |
boat tours
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community-based tourism on islands → |
| usedFor |
fishing
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irrigation → transportation → |
| volume |
about 893 cubic kilometers
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| width |
about 80 kilometers
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