Lake Chungará
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| Lake Chungará | |
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| Location | Tarapacá Region, Chile |
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| Primary sources | Chungará, Sopocalane |
| Basin countries | Chile |
| Surface area | 21.5 km² |
| Max depth | 33 m |
| Surface elevation | 4517 m |
Lake Chungará is situated in northern Chile, in Tarapacá Region.
It is one of the highest lakes in the world. It is near the volcanos Parinacota (20,827 feet or 6,348 meters) and Pomerape (20,413 feet or 6,222 meters)[1]. 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.
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