GEOGRAPHY THROUGH MAPS
Salar de Uyuni
Salar de Uyuni is an immense salt flat in southwestern Bolivia. Its salt crust and underlying brines record the history of lakes in an arid, internally draining highland basin.
Fast Facts
- Locate it on the Altiplano, southeast of Lake Titicaca and south of the Poopó basin.
- It is widely recognised as the world’s largest salt flat by surface area.
- Lithium occurs dissolved in subsurface brines; the visible salt crust is not a layer of pure lithium.
Connected lessons
- Salar de UyuniMap, explanation and practice
- From a freshwater lake to a salt flatGuided exploration
Geographical connections
- Lake TiticacaRelated places
- Altiplano · Bolivian PlateauRelated places
- Lake PoopóRelated places
- Lithium TriangleRelated places
- Endorheic drainageRelated concept