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Salar de Punta Negra is a saltpan in the Antofagasta Region of Chile with a surface area of about 230 square kilometres (89 sq mi). It is surrounded by deposits left by dry valleys that descend the Western Cordillera. These dry valleys, from mountains such as the Llullaillaco volcano, carry water only occasionally. More permanent sources of water, in the form of springs, also exist at Salar de Punta Negra.

At the beginning of the Holocene era, the area was wetter than today, although the idea that Salar de Punta Negra once contained a permanent lake has been disproven. Early humans moved into the area to exploit the wetlands and left traces in the form of projectile points and archeological sites. Copper mining presently takes place in the region.

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Salar de Punta Negra

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Salar de Punta Negra is a saltpan in the Antofagasta Region of Chile with a surface area of about 230 square kilometres (89 sq mi). It is surrounded by...

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Llullaillaco

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imposing mountain, rising by 3800 m and 3750 m above the Salar de Punta Negra 36 km and Sala de Llullaillaco 20 km away, respectively. With a summit height...

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Salar de Pajonales

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Salar de Pajonales is a playa in the southern Atacama Region of Chile and the third-largest in that country, behind Salar de Punta Negra and Salar de...

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Salar de Pedernales

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rocks contain ammonite fossils. Together with the Salar de Atacama and the Salar de Punta Negra, Salar de Pedernales forms one of the pre-Andean basins of...

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Lake Tauca

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groundwater discharge in the Atacama increased; wetlands developed at Salar de Punta Negra; the "Pica glass" formed in the Atacama as a consequence of increased...

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Antofagasta

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are different dry lakes (salar), among which include the Salar de Pajonales, Salar Mar Muerto, Salar Punta Negra and the Salar de Navidad. As a commune,...

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Salar de Talar

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(disambiguation) Miñiques Cordón de Puntas Negras This salt flat can appear on maps as Salar de Aguas Calientes (northern portion) and Salar de Talar (southern portion)...

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El Negrillar

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of a wider field of monogenetic volcanoes south of Salar de Atacama, which includes Morro Punta Negra, La Negrillar, Tilocalar and Cerro Tujle. Their formation...

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Chiliques

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building phase contain pyroxene. Together with Tumisa, Leija and Cordón de Puntas Negras it forms a northwest-trending volcano alignment. The first part of...

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La Pacana

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from a vent probably buried beneath the present-day Cordon de Puntas Negras or the Salar de Aguas Calientes and reached a volume of about 0.5 cubic kilometres...

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Caichinque

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the Salar de Atacama, directly S of Cerro Miñiques and SE of Cordón Puntas Negras forming part of the main branch of the Andean volcanic chain in this...

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Chile

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allowed the formation of the Andean altiplano and salt structures as the Salar de Atacama, due to the gradual accumulation of sediments over time. To the...

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Nevado Tres Cruces

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Laguna Miscanti

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reach elevations of 5,000–6,000 metres (16,000–20,000 ft). The Cordon de Puntas Negras is the principal source of water. Water reaches Laguna Miscanti principally...

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List of airports in Chile

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Aviation/Airline destination lists: South America#Chile Dirección General de Aeronáutica Civil (DGAC) AIP Chile Airports in Chile from Aerodromo.cl "ICAO...

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Eduardo Avaroa Andean Fauna National Reserve

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m, border with Argentina and Chile Nelly – 5,078 m Linzor – 5,680 m Puntas Negras – 4,963 m Totoral – 4,963 m Cueva Blanca – 4,957 m Chaco Seguro – 4...

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Tuyajto Lake

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flora and fauna depend on the water supply to the lake. The Cordón de Puntas Negras separates Tuyajto Lake from Lejía Lake. Six former shorelines occur...

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Coverage of Google Street View

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List of volcanoes in Chile

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Southern Andean Volcano Observatory (Spanish: Observatorio Volcanológico de los Andes del Sur; OVDAS) because of their critical activity or proximity...

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Socompa

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Lineament is associated with the volcano. Other volcanoes such as Cordon de Puntas Negras and the rim of the large La Pacana caldera farther north are also influenced...

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