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Sura Quta (Wayna Potosí)

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Surface elevation
  
4,491 m (14,734 ft)

Location
  
Bolivia, La Paz Department, Los Andes Province

Sura Quta (Aymara sura dry jiquima, a species of Pachyrhizus, quta lake, "sura lake", hispanicized spellings Sora Kkota, Sora Kota) is a lake west of the Cordillera Real of Bolivia located in the La Paz Department, Los Andes Province, Pukarani Municipality, Wayna Potosí Canton, on the border to Batallas Municipality. It is situated at a height of about 4,491 metres (14,734 ft), about 1.77 km long and 0.7 km at its widest point. Sura Quta lies north east of Taypi Chaka Quta. The lakes are connected by the Link'u River ("curve river") that flows down from the Cordillera Real towards Lake Titicaca.

Map of Sura Quta, Bolivia

References

Sura Quta (Wayna Potosí) Wikipedia