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Lake Titicaca

Local Name(s) Lago Titicaca 1
Alternate Name(s)
Continent South America 1
Country (State, Province, or Territory) Bolivia
Peru
Latitude -15.794896 °
Longitude -69.474792 °
Elevation (m) 3,809 1
Surface Area (km2) 8,030 1 - 8,372 2
Watershed Area (km2)
Volume (km3) 827 1 - 893 2
Mean Depth (m)
Maximum Depth (m) 304 1 - 281 2
Fresh/Salt Fresh 1
Geologic Origin Tectonic (uplift) 1
Tectonic (faulting) 1
Trophic Status
Climate Temperate: Warm Summer, Dry Winter 3

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