Uyuni | |
Elevation M: | 5084 |
Elevation Ref: | [1] |
Location: | Bolivia, Potosí Department, Antonio Quijarro Province, Tomave Municipality |
Range: | Andes |
Map: | Bolivia |
Label Position: | right |
Map Size: | 250 |
Coordinates: | -20°N -101°W |
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.