Salar de Quisquiro
Salar de Quisquiro, also known as Salar de Loyoques, is a salt pan in northern Chile and covers an area of around 80 km2. The average surface elevation of its drainage basin is 4,430 m, being the summit of Cerro Purifican at 5,285 m, the highest point of this basin.Salar de Quisquiro
- Type: Salt area
- Categories: beach and landform
- Location: Antofagasta, Chile, South America
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Latitude
-23.25139° or 23° 15′ 5″ south
Longitude
-67.28394° or 67° 17′ 2″ west
Elevation
4,189 metres (13,743 feet)
Open location code
578JPPX8+CC
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Salar de Quisquiro” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Salar de Quisquiro”
- Egyptian Arabic: “سالار دى كيسكويرو”
- Spanish: “Salar de Loyoques”
- Spanish: “Salar de Quisquiro”
- Spanish: “Salar Quisquiro”
- Swedish: “Salar de Quisquiro”
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