Mount Uyuni Explained

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.

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/jog/latin_america/txu-oclc-224571173-se19-16.jpg lib.utexas.edu
  2. Ludovico Bertonio, Aymara-Spanish dictionary (Transcription): Uyu - Cerca o corral o cementerio
  3. http://www.ine.gob.bo/pdf/AtlasMunicipal/051202.pdf Tomave Municipality: