| Lago Coipasa | |||||
| Location: | Sabaya Province, Oruro Department | ||||
| Coords: | -19.2°N -75°W | ||||
| Inflow: | Río Lauca | ||||
| Basin Countries: | Bolivia | ||||
| Area: | 806km2 | ||||
| Max-Depth: | 3.5m (11.5feet) | ||||
| Elevation: | 3657m (11,998feet) | ||||
| Pushpin Label: | Coipasa Lake | ||||
| Pushpin Map: | Bolivia#South America | ||||
| Pushpin Map Alt: | Location of Coipasa Lake in Bolivia. | ||||
| Pushpin Relief: | y | ||||
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom | ||||
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Lago Coipasa or Salar de Coipasa is a lake in Sabaya Province, Oruro Department, Bolivia. At an elevation of 3657 m, its surface area is 806 km². It is on the western part of Altiplano, 20 km north of Salar de Uyuni and south of the main road linking Oruro and Huara (Chile).[1]
Lake Coipasa is a tectonic saline lake with a depth of 3.5 metres that is surrounded by the Coipasa salt flat (Salar de Coipasa), and the volcanic cone of the 4,920 m high Wila Pukarani.
Thousands of flamingos have settled on the shores of Lake Coipasa.
