Salar de Carcote

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Salar de Carcote is a high-altitude salt flat in northern Chile’s Andes, known for its saline lagoons, volcanic backdrop, and Andean wildlife.

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Salar de Carcote canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf endorheic basin
salt flat
access by unpaved roads from Ollagüe area
climate cold desert climate
country Chile
ecosystemType high-Andean wetland
elevation approximately 3950 m above sea level
formationProcess evaporation of closed-basin waters
geologicalSetting Altiplano-Puna plateau NERFINISHED
hasEconomicActivity limited tourism
small-scale salt extraction
hasFeature brackish ponds
evaporite deposits
mudflats
saline lagoons
salt crust
volcanic backdrop
hasNearby volcano Aucanquilcha NERFINISHED
volcano Ollagüe NERFINISHED
volcano San Pedro NERFINISHED
hasWildlife Andean avocet NERFINISHED
Andean flamingo NERFINISHED
Andean goose NERFINISHED
Chilean flamingo
James’s flamingo NERFINISHED
Puna plover NERFINISHED
culpeo fox
vicuña NERFINISHED
hydrology endorheic
knownFor Andean birdwatching
high-altitude saline wetlands
volcanic landscapes
locatedIn Andes
northern Chile
locatedInAdministrative Antofagasta Region NERFINISHED
El Loa Province NERFINISHED
near border with Bolivia
partOf Central Andean dry Puna NERFINISHED
regionType Puna de Atacama NERFINISHED
surfaceType playa lake remnants
salt pan
vulnerability sensitive to hydrological changes
waterSource groundwater inflow
seasonal precipitation

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village of Ollagüe nearGeographicFeature Salar de Carcote
subject surface form: Ollagüe