Mount Uyuni

Uyuni
Uyuni

Location in Bolivia

Highest point
Elevation 5,084 m (16,680 ft) [1]
Coordinates 20°00′S 66°35′W / 20.000°S 66.583°W / -20.000; -66.583Coordinates: 20°00′S 66°35′W / 20.000°S 66.583°W / -20.000; -66.583
Geography
Location Bolivia,
Potosí Department, Antonio Quijarro Province, Tomave Municipality
Parent range Andes

Uyuni (Aymara, uyu pen (enclosure), yard, cemetery,[2] -ni a suffix to indicate ownership, "the one that has got a pen", "the one with a pen") is a mountain in the Andes of Bolivia, about 5,084 metres (16,680 ft) high. It is situated in the Potosí Department, Antonio Quijarro Province, Tomave Municipality, Tomave Canton,[3] east of the Uyuni salt flat and south-west of the Nuevo Mundo volcano (Jatun Mundo Quri Warani) and Kuntur Chukuña.

See also

References

  1. ↑ lib.utexas.edu Map (17,356 ft)
  2. ↑ Ludovico Bertonio, Aymara-Spanish dictionary (Transcription): Uyu - Cerca o corral o cementerio
  3. ↑ Tomave Municipality: population data and map


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