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Altiplano

Plateaus and Highlands

The Altiplano, also called the Collao or Andean Plateau, is a high plateau in west-central South America, located at the latitude of the widest part of the north-south-trending Andes. It is the most extensive high plateau on Earth outside Tibet, with the bulk of its area lying in Bolivia and its northern parts in Peru, southwestern fringes in Chile, and an extension into Argentina.

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Highest Elevation (m)
3800 1
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Bolivia, Countries
Peru, Countries
Sources
1. Altiplano (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Wikipedia lead, sentence 1 (clause after name variants)
    Andean Plateau is a plateau in west-central South America.
  • Infobox, elevation
    elevation_m = 3800
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Wikidata: Altiplano
Wikidata Q118574, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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