Salar de Carcote
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Salar de Carcote, also known as Salar de San Martín, is a salt flat in northern Chile
. The salar is located southwest of Ollagüe
. It covers an area of around 108 km² and its surface elevation is 3,690 m.The landscape of the area is dominated by the volcanoes Ollagüe
to the east and Aucanquilcha
to the north. Salar de Carcote basin is bordered by the Loa River
basin to the west and the Salar de Ascotán basin to the south.
Salar de Carcote is a remnant of an ancient lake. Nowadays, small lakes dot the shores of this salt flat. They are concentrated mainly along its western shore and comprise a surface of approximately between 3 and 4 km². The main one of those is Laguna Verde (Green Lagoon).
Chile
Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...
. The salar is located southwest of Ollagüe
Ollagüe, Chile
Ollagüe is a Chilean frontier village and commune in El Loa Province, Antofagasta Region. The village is located 215 km northeast of the city of Calama with a station on the FCAB railine....
. It covers an area of around 108 km² and its surface elevation is 3,690 m.The landscape of the area is dominated by the volcanoes Ollagüe
Ollagüe
Ollagüe is a massive andesite stratovolcano in the Andes on the border between Bolivia and Chile. It is located southeast of the village that shares its name....
to the east and Aucanquilcha
Aucanquilcha
Aucanquilcha is a massive stratovolcano located in Antofagasta Region of northern Chile, just west of the border with Bolivia. It comprises a number of overlapping cones along a 10 km long ridge that forms the summit. There is weak, episodic fumarolic activity and voluminous sulfur...
to the north. Salar de Carcote basin is bordered by the Loa River
Loa River
The Loa River is a U-shaped river in Chile's northern Antofagasta Region. At 440 km long it is the country's longest river and the main watercourse in the Atacama Desert.-Course:...
basin to the west and the Salar de Ascotán basin to the south.
Salar de Carcote is a remnant of an ancient lake. Nowadays, small lakes dot the shores of this salt flat. They are concentrated mainly along its western shore and comprise a surface of approximately between 3 and 4 km². The main one of those is Laguna Verde (Green Lagoon).