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Gran salar de uyuni bolivia

GRAN SALAR DE UYUNI, BOLIVIA



Salar de Uyuni (or Salar de Tunupa) is the arena's largest salt flat at 10,582 square kilometers (four,086 squaremi). it is placed inside the Daniel Campos Province in Potosí in southwest Bolivia, close to the crest of the Andes and is at an elevation of three,656 meters (11,995 ft) above sea level.

The Salar became formed because of modifications among numerous prehistoric lakes. it's far blanketed via some meters of salt crust, which has an high-quality flatness with the common elevation versions inside one meter over the complete location of the Salar. The crust serves as a supply of salt and covers a pool of brine, that is notably rich in lithium. It carries 50 to 70% of the world's acknowledged lithium reserves, that is within the system of being extracted. The large area, clear skies, and extremely good flatness of the surface make the Salar a perfect object for calibrating the altimeters of Earth commentary satellites

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