Laguna Miscanti

Laguna Miscanti
Laguna Miscanti with Cordón de Puntas Negras in the distance.
Location	Antofagasta Region
Coordinates	23°44′S 67°47′W / 23.733°S 67.783°W / -23.733; -67.783Coordinates: 23°44′S 67°47′W / 23.733°S 67.783°W / -23.733; -67.783 [1]
Catchment area	303 km² [2]
Basin countries	Chile
Surface area	13.4 km² [2]
Surface elevation	4,120 m [2]
References	[1][2]

Laguna Miscanti is a brackish water lake located in the altiplano of the Antofagasta Region, in northern Chile. Miñiques volcano and Cerro Miscanti tower over this lake. This heart-shaped lake has a deep blue color. The western shoreline of the lake is separated by less than 1 km from the drainage divide between the lake and the Salar de Atacama basins.^[2] Laguna Miscanti basin also has a common boundary with Salar de Talar basin.

A lava flow from an eruption of Miñiques separated Laguna Miscanti from Laguna Miñiques.^[3]

The lake is part of one of the seven sectors of Los Flamencos National Reserve.

Panoramic View of Laguna Miscanti

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Earth Info, earth-info.nga.mil webpage: [1]
2. ^ ^{a b c d e} (Spanish) Geoquímica de aguas en cuencas cerradas: I, II y III Regiones - Chile Laguna Miscanti
3. ^ "Miñiques". Global Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution. http://www.volcano.si.edu/world/volcano.cfm?vnum=1505-102.