Salar de Aguas Calientes IV

Salar de Aguas Calientes IV
Salar de Aguas Calientes IV with the Llullaillaco in the background
Geographical location	Antofagasta , Chile
Drain	no
Location close to the shore	Antofagasta
Data
Coordinates	24 ° 58 '43 "  S , 68 ° 38' 16"  W Coordinates: 24 ° 58 '43 "  S , 68 ° 38' 16"  W.
Altitude above sea level	3665 m
surface	155 km 2 , including open water areas and marginal areas with vegetation.
Catchment area	731 km²

The Salar de Aguas Calientes IV is a geomorphological salt pan in the Atacama Desert in northern Chile that was formed when a glacial lake fell dry. It is embedded in the Hoch- Puna in the municipality of Antofagasta , about 300 km southeast of the city area.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c} Eduardo Rodríguez Ramírez, Juan Pablo Contreras Rodríguez: Ficha para la designación de nuevo sitio Ramsar Salar de Aguas Calientes IV . Ed .: Corporación Nacional Forestal [CONAF], Región de Antofagasta. Antofagasta February 2008 ( conaf.cl [PDF; 278 kB ; accessed on May 6, 2013]).