Strait of Tiquina
The Strait of Tiquina is the passage that connects the larger and smaller parts of Lake Titicaca in Bolivia.
- Strait
- …lies at an elevation of 3,815 metres (12,516 feet)
- …is also known as “Estrecho Tiquina”
- Description: strait that connects the northern zone (Chucuito) with the southern zone (Huayñaymarca) of Lake Titicaca
Places in the Area
Nearby places include San Pablo de Tiquina and San Pedro de Tiquina.
San Pablo de Tiquina
Village
Strait of Tiquina
- Category: body of water
- Location
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Latitude
-16.21667° or 16° 13′ south
Longitude
-68.85° or 68° 51′ west
Open location code
57MHQ5M2+82
GeoNames ID
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In Other Languages
From Azerbaijani to Swedish—“Strait of Tiquina” goes by many names.
- Azerbaijani: “Tikina boğazı”
- Basque: “Tiquina itsasartea”
- Bengali: “তিকিনা প্রণালি”
- Bengali: “তিকিনা প্রণালী”
- Bosnian: “Tikinski tjesnac”
- Catalan: “estret de Tiquina”
- Catalan: “Estret de Tiquina”
- Cebuano: “Estrecho de Tiquina”
- Dutch: “Strait of Tiquina”
- French: “détroit de Tiquina”
- French: “Détroit de Tiquina”
- German: “Straße von Tiquina”
- Hungarian: “Tiquina-szoros”
- Italian: “Stretto di Tiquina”
- Japanese: “ティキーナ海峡”
- Malay: “Selat Tiquina”
- Polish: “Cieśnina Tiquina”
- Polish: “Estrecho de Tiquina”
- Portuguese: “Estreito de Tiquina”
- Quechua: “Tikina yaku k’ikllu”
- Russian: “Пролив Тикина”
- Russian: “Тикина”
- Spanish: “Estrecho de Tiquina”
- Swedish: “Estrecho de Tiquina”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Pomane and Corihuaya.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Cerro Tiquina and Cerro Camarhacha.
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