Chungará Lake

Chungará Lake
Lake Chungará
Lake and Parinacota Volcano
Location Arica and Parinacota Region, Chile
Coordinates 18°15′S 69°09′W / 18.25°S 69.15°W / -18.25; -69.15Coordinates: 18°15′S 69°09′W / 18.25°S 69.15°W / -18.25; -69.15
Primary inflows Chungará, Sopocalane
Basin countries Chile
Surface area 21.5 km²
Max. depth 33 m
Surface elevation 4517 m
"Chungara" redirects here. For the journal see Chungara (journal).

Chungará is a lake situated in the extreme north of Chile, in the Altiplano of Arica and Parinacota Region. It is the 29th highest lake in the world (and the 10th highest in South America)[1]. It is near the volcanos Parinacota (20,827 feet or 6,348 metres) and Pomerape (20,413 feet or 6,222 metres)[2]. It was formed 8000 years ago, when a major collapse of the edifice of Parinacota produced an avalanche of 6km³ of debris which blocked drainage pattern, thus creating the lake.

The situation of this lake is not very stable due to environmental issues nowadays, especially concerning potable water supply to dense population. See the state on August 9, 2008, by this link: http://outdoors.webshots.com/album/570624077WBPqhi?vhost=outdoors


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