Laguna Colorada

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Laguna Colorada is a shallow, red-colored salt lake in southwestern Bolivia famed for its striking mineral-rich waters and large populations of flamingos.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Laguna Colorada canonical 2
Laguna Colorada region 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf salt lake ⓘ
shallow lake ⓘ
averageDepth less than 1 meter ⓘ
climate cold arid high-altitude climate ⓘ
color red ⓘ
conservationStatus protected area within a national reserve ⓘ
country Bolivia ⓘ
elevation approximately 4278 meters above sea level ⓘ
fauna Andean flamingo ⓘ
Chilean flamingo ⓘ
James's flamingo ⓘ
governedBy Bolivian environmental authorities ⓘ
hasCharacteristic high salinity ⓘ
mineral-rich waters ⓘ
presence of borax islands ⓘ
shallow ⓘ
hasFeature small white borax islands ⓘ
strong winds ⓘ
surrounding volcanic landscape ⓘ
hasSeasonalVariation flamingo population ⓘ
water level ⓘ
knownFor high-altitude landscape ⓘ
large populations of flamingos ⓘ
striking red-colored waters ⓘ
languageOfToponym Spanish ⓘ
locatedIn Potosí Department ⓘ
South America ⓘ
southwestern Bolivia ⓘ
locatedInProtectedArea Eduardo Avaroa Andean Fauna National Reserve ⓘ
nearBorderWith Chile ⓘ
partOf Altiplano ⓘ
linked to: Altiplano plateau

Andean plateau lake system ⓘ
primaryColorCause pigmented microorganisms ⓘ
red algae ⓘ
sediments rich in minerals ⓘ
RamsarDesignationYear 1990 ⓘ
recognizedAs Ramsar site ⓘ
salinity high ⓘ
surfaceArea approximately 60 square kilometers ⓘ
toponymMeaning Red Lagoon in Spanish ⓘ
tourismType ecotourism destination ⓘ
nature tourism destination ⓘ
typicalAccessPoint San Pedro de Atacama ⓘ
Uyuni ⓘ
waterType saline ⓘ

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Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Sol de Mañana geyser field → near → Laguna Colorada ⓘ
Árbol de Piedra → near → Laguna Colorada region ⓘ
subject linked to: Arbol de Piedra
linked to: Laguna Colorada