The Salar del Huasco protects a salt flat dotted with ponds and seasonal wetlands in the Pica commune of the Tarapaca Region of Chile, about 150 kilometers east of Iquique, and covers roughly 1,100.49 square kilometers at an elevation near 3,770 meters. Designated a Ramsar wetland in 1996 for its flamingo populations of more than 3,000 birds, its status as a national park has shifted since a 2010 declaration, a 2014 reversal and a reinstatement in March 2023, and it sits atop a former Pleistocene lakebed with salt deposits up to 1.5 meters thick.
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Designation Category Established Year Area (sq km) Classification
International DesignationRamsar Site (Wetland of International Importance) 1 Sources
1. Wikidata: Salar del Huasco National Park
- Wikidata Q20022191, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
- Wikidata P2046 (area), preferred/latest rank
- Wikidata P31 (instance of) = Q46169
- Wikidata Q20022191 P1435 heritage designation
- Wikidata Q20022191 P571 inception
- Part Of: Chile, Wikidata item, property P17 (country)
View the SourceWikidata: Chile
On Continent: South America, Wikidata item for Chile, property P30 (continent)View the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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