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Lithium Triangle
The Lithium Triangle refers to lithium-rich salar basins in Argentina, Bolivia and Chile. It is a regional resource label rather than an administrative territory.
Fast Facts
- Locate it around the central Andes and adjacent high plateaus, including Uyuni and salars farther south and west.
- Lithium-bearing brines occupy separate closed basins; deposits are not one continuous underground lake.
- Lithium is used in rechargeable batteries, linking a remote dryland region to global manufacturing.
Connected lessons
- Lithium TriangleMap, explanation and practice
- From a freshwater lake to a salt flatGuided exploration
Geographical connections
- Atacama DesertRelated places
- Salar de UyuniRelated places
- Altiplano · Bolivian PlateauRelated places
- Chuquicamata copper mineRelated places