Laguna Glaciar
Laguna Glaciar is a lake in the Larecaja Province, La Paz Department, Bolivia. It located in the Illampu - Janq'u Uma massif. Its surface area is 0.2 km2. At an elevation of 5,038 m, it is the 19th highest lake in the world.Photo: LaCris, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Lake
- Description: lake in Bolivia
- Also known as: “Glaciar Lake”, “Illampu Chullunku Qucha”, and “Laguna Glaciar de Sorata”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Illampu and Ancohuma.
Illampu
Peak
Photo: codiferous, CC BY 2.0.
Illampu is the fourth highest mountain in Bolivia. It is located in the northern section of the Cordillera Real, part of the Andes, east of Lake Titicaca.
Ancohuma
Peak
Photo: Christopher Walker, CC BY 2.0.
Ancohuma or Janq'u Uma is the third highest mountain in Bolivia. It is located in the northern section of the Cordillera Real, part of the Andes, east of Lake Titicaca.
Ch’iyar Qullu
Peak
Ch'iyar Qullu is a 4,875-metre-high mountain in the north of the Cordillera Real in the Andes of Bolivia. It is situated in the La Paz Department, Larecaja Province, Sorata Municipality.
Laguna Glaciar
- Category: body of water
- Location: La Paz, Altiplano, Bolivia, South America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-15.8314° or 15° 49′ 53″ southLongitude
-68.5601° or 68° 33′ 36″ westOpen location code
57PH5C9Q+CXOpenStreetMap ID
way 161023441OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=lakeWikidata ID
Q3068856
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Spanish—“Laguna Glaciar” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Laguna Glaciar”
- Chinese: “格拉西爾湖”
- Czech: “Laguna Glaciar”
- Egyptian Arabic: “بحيره جلاسيار”
- French: “Laguna glaciar”
- French: “Laguna Glaciar”
- French: “lagune glaciaire”
- Portuguese: “Laguna Glaciar”
- Quechua: “Glaciar qucha”
- Quechua: “Illampu chullunku qucha”
- Quechua: “Laguna Glaciar”
- Slovak: “Laguna Glaciar”
- Spanish: “Laguna Glaciar”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Campamento Minero San Antonio de Canaviri and Marca Marcani.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Mirador Titisani and Glaciar de Sorata.
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