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Milluni Lake

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Surface area
  
2.37 km (0.92 sq mi)

Surface elevation
  
4,565 m

Max. depth
  
8.6 m (28 ft)

Area
  
237 ha

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Location
  
Bolivia,La Paz Department, Pedro Domingo Murillo Province, El Alto Municipality

Milluni (Aymara millu light brown, reddish, fair-haired, dark chestnut, -ni suffix to indicate ownership, "the one that has got a brown colour") is a lake on the western side of the Cordillera Real of Bolivia located in the La Paz Department, Pedro Domingo Murillo Province, El Alto Municipality, north of El Alto.

Map of Milluni Lake, Bolivia

The lake is situated at a height of 4,565 metres (14,977 ft) south of the mountain Wayna Potosí, at the foot of Chacaltaya. It is about 1.83 km long and 1 km at its widest point. The surface is 2.37 km² (0.92 sq mi). At the south side there is a dam.

Milluni Lake is also called Milluni Grande (Spanish for big) in order to distinguish it from a smaller, half moon shaped lake next to it in the north, Milluni Chico (Spanish for small), which is situated at a height of 4,585 m.

References

Milluni Lake Wikipedia