What is an Altiplano in South America?

Altiplano, English High Plateau, also called Puna, region of southeastern Peru and western Bolivia. The Altiplano originates northwest of Lake Titicaca in southern Peru and extends about 600 miles (965 km) southeast to the southwestern corner of Bolivia.

What is a plateau in South America?

Atacama Plateau, Spanish Puna De Atacama, cold, desolate Andean tableland in northwestern Argentina and adjacent regions of Chile. It is about 200 miles (320 km) long (north to south) and 150 miles (240 km) wide and has an average elevation of 11,000 to 13,000 feet (3,300 to 4,000 m).

How was the Altiplano created?

It results from the subduction of the Nazca Plate beneath the South American Plate. Melts caused by subduction have generated the volcanoes of the Andean Volcanic Belt including the APVC. The volcanic province is located between 21° S–24° S latitude.

Where is the Bolivian plateau located?

Between these ranges lies the Altiplano (“High Plateau”), which extends from southern Peru through Bolivia to northern Argentina. The plateau is a relatively flat-floored depression about 500 miles (800 km) long and 80 miles (130 km) wide, lying at elevations between 12,000 and 12,500 feet (3,650 and 3,800 metres).

Where is the Altiplano located in South America?

The Altiplano forms a maze of depressions, hills, and vast plains without equivalent except in Tibet. Between these ranges lies the Altiplano (“High Plateau”), which extends from southern Peru through Bolivia to northern Argentina.

How tall are the Andes Mountains and the Altiplano?

South America: The Andes Mountains. Between them lies the Altiplano, a vast complex of high plateaus between about 12,000 and 15,000 feet (3,700 and 4,600 metres) in elevation and as much as 125 miles (200 km) wide. The Altiplano forms a maze of depressions, hills, and vast plains without equivalent except in Tibet.

Is the Altiplano in Boyaca or Cundinamarca?

Altiplano in Spanish means “high plain” or “high plateau”, the second part is a combination of the departments Cundinamarca and Boyacá . The limits of the Altiplano are not strictly defined. The high plateau is enclosed by the higher mountains of the Eastern Ranges, with the Sumapaz mountains in the south and Chingaza to the east.

What does the second part of Altiplano mean?

Altiplano in Spanish means “high plain” or “high plateau”, the second part is a combination of the departments Cundinamarca and Boyacá.