Ojos del Salar

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Ojos del Salar is a pair of nearly perfectly circular, deep blue sinkhole lagoons in Chile’s Atacama Desert, known for their striking contrast with the surrounding salt flats and arid landscape.

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Ojos del Salar canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf lagoon
natural sinkhole
tourist attraction
accessFrom San Pedro de Atacama by road
administrativeDivision Antofagasta Region
climate hyper-arid
country Chile
ecosystemType desert lagoon
environment arid landscape
salt flats
geologicalType sinkhole
hasFeature high evaporation rates
steep lagoon walls
surrounding salt crust
hasPart Ojo del Salar east lagoon
Ojo del Salar west lagoon
hasRecreationalUse bathing in buoyant saline water
hasViewOf Andes Mountains
linked to: Andes
knownFor contrast with white salt crust
nearly perfect circular shape
photogenic landscape
languageOfToponym Spanish
locatedIn Antofagasta Region
Atacama Desert
locatedInCountry Chile
locatedNear San Pedro de Atacama
locatedOnContinent South America
nameMeaning Eyes of the salt flat
nearbyAttraction Laguna Cejar
Salar de Atacama
linked to: salar de Atacama
nearbySettlement San Pedro de Atacama
numberOfLagoons 2
partOf Atacama salt flat area
linked to: salar de Atacama
photographicSubject reflection of sky in lagoons
popularActivity photography
stargazing nearby
swimming
regionType high-altitude desert
shape circular
tourismType adventure tourism
nature tourism
waterColor deep blue
waterType saline water

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Laguna Cejar hasNearbyFeature Ojos del Salar