Salar de Tara

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Located in Chile.

Salar de Tara. This area is made up of two salt flats: Tara, located 120 kilometres east of San Pedro de Atacama and 440 kilometres northeast of Antofagasta, and Aguas Calientes, reaching an altitude of up to 4,860 meters above sea level.

In 1996, Salar de Tara (Tara Salt Flat) was designated a Wetland of International Importance by the Ramsar Convention. It features both permanent and seasonal lakes. The largest of these is Tara Lake, which is fed by the Zapaleri River Salar de Tara was formerly filled by an overflowing lake that covered 200 square kilometres (78 sq mi) of area and has left prominent shorelines, 24 of which are recognizable on the eastern side, as well as river deltas.

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