Cartes topographiques Antofagasta Region

The volcano is in the Puna de Atacama/Cordillera Occidental of the Andes. Politically, it is located in the Antofagasta Region of Chile and the Potosí Department of Bolivia; the border goes over Licancabur. Less than 20 kilometres (12 mi) south is the Llano del Chajnantor Observatory. San Pedro de Atacama is…

Altitude moyenne : 5 285 m

San Francisco de Chiu Chiu, or simply Chiu Chiu, is a village located about 30 km (19 mi) northeast of the city of Calama, in El Loa Province of Chile's northern Antofagasta Region. It lies at an elevation of 2,525 m (8,284 ft) above sea level, close to the confluence of the Loa and Salado rivers.

Altitude moyenne : 2 543 m

Altitude moyenne : 4 850 m

Altitude moyenne : 2 531 m

Altitude moyenne : 19 m

The salt flat encompasses 3,000 km2 (1,200 sq mi), is about 100 km (62 mi) long and 80 km (50 mi) wide, which makes it the third largest in the world, after Salar de Uyuni in Bolivia (10,582 km2 (4,086 sq mi)). and Salinas Grandes in Argentina (6,000 km2 (2,300 sq mi)). Its average elevation is about 2,300 m…

Altitude moyenne : 2 632 m

At Aucanquilcha volcano there is some fumarolic activity, and sulfur deposits are found at the summit. Several sulfur mines lie in the complex. One mine at an altitude of 5,950 metres (19,520 ft) was opened in 1913 and remained in use from 1950 to 1992. It was the world's highest mine during that period.…

Altitude moyenne : 5 808 m

Altitude moyenne : 2 638 m

The Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) is an astronomical interferometer of 66 radio telescopes in the Atacama Desert of northern Chile, which observe electromagnetic radiation at millimeter and submillimeter wavelengths. The array has been constructed on the 5,000 m (16,000 ft) elevation…

Altitude moyenne : 5 010 m