Portezuelo de Miñiques
Portezuelo de Miñiques is a pass in San Pedro de Atacama, El Loa, Antofagasta and has an elevation of 4,204 metres.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Laguna Miscanti and Laguna Miñiques.
Laguna Miscanti
Lagoon
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Laguna Miscanti is a brackish water lake located in the altiplano of the Antofagasta Region in northern Chile. Cerro Miñiques volcano and Cerro Miscanti tower over this lake. Laguna Miscanti is situated 3 km northeast of Portezuelo de Miñiques.
Laguna Miñiques
Lagoon
Photo: Till.niermann, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Miñiques is the name of a lake and a volcano in Chile. It lies south of Laguna Miscanti and at the foot of the Cerro Miscanti volcano. The lake is fed from Laguna Miscanti by seepage and its waters are brackish. Laguna Miñiques is situated 3 km south of Portezuelo de Miñiques.
Portezuelo de Miñiques
- Type: Pass with an elevation of 4,204 metres
- Also known as: “Portezuelo de Miniques”
- Category: landform
- Location: San Pedro de Atacama, El Loa, Antofagasta, Northern Chile, Chile, South America
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Latitude
-23.73972° or 23° 44′ 23″ southLongitude
-67.79573° or 67° 47′ 45″ westElevation
4,204 metres (13,793 feet)Open location code
578J7663+4PGeoNames ID
3879763
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