page_title: Miscanti Lake
hierarchical_section_title: Miscanti Lake
caption_attribution_description: English: Laguna Miscanti, at an altitude of 13,517 feet (4,120m) is located in the Antofagasta Region of Northern Chile.
context_page_description: Miscanti Lake is a brackish water lake located in the altiplano of the Antofagasta Region, in northern Chile. Miñiques volcano and Cerro Miscanti tower over this lake. This heart-shaped lake has a deep blue color. The western shoreline of the lake is separated by less than 1 km from the drainage divide between the lake and the Salar de Atacama basins. Laguna Miscanti basin also has a common boundary with Salar de Talar basin.
  A lava flow from an eruption of Miñiques separated Miscanti Lake from Miñiques Lake.
  The lake is part of one of the seven sectors of Los Flamencos National Reserve.
context_section_description: Miscanti Lake (Spanish: Laguna Miscanti) is a brackish water lake located in the altiplano of the Antofagasta Region, in northern Chile. Miñiques volcano and Cerro Miscanti tower over this lake. This heart-shaped lake has a deep blue color. The western shoreline of the lake is separated by less than 1 km from the drainage divide between the lake and the Salar de Atacama basins. Laguna Miscanti basin also has a common boundary with Salar de Talar basin.
  A lava flow from an eruption of Miñiques separated Miscanti Lake from Miñiques Lake.
  The lake is part of one of the seven sectors of Los Flamencos National Reserve.
caption: Laguna Miscanti.
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