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Cerro Tinte

Coordinates: 22°40′0″S 67°1′0″W / 22.66667°S 67.01667°W / -22.66667; -67.01667
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Cerro Tinte
Cerro Tinte is located in Bolivia
Cerro Tinte
Cerro Tinte
Location within Bolivia
Highest point
Elevation5,015 m (16,453 ft)
Coordinates22°40′0″S 67°1′0″W / 22.66667°S 67.01667°W / -22.66667; -67.01667
Geography
LocationPotosí Department, Bolivia
Jujuy Province, Argentina
Parent rangeAndes

Cerro Tinte is a mountain of the Andes, which is located at the western end of the border between Bolivia and Argentina, near Uyuni, Potosí, Bolivia. The mountain is of volcanic origin. Cerro Tinte is part of a mountain range that serves as a border between Bolivia and Argentina, to which they belong the mountains of La Ramada, Bayo, Panizos, Limitajo, Vilama, Brajma and Zapaleri.[1]

Cerro Tinte is located in an endorheic river basin, characterized by several lagoons in both Argentina and Bolivia.

References

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  1. ^ "Andes Mountains". www.blueplanetbiomes.org. 2002. Archived from the original on 29 April 2017. Retrieved 4 December 2013.