Local Name(s) | Lago Titicaca 1 |
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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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