Milluni Lake
Lake in La Paz Department, Bolivia
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Milluni (Aymara millu light brown, reddish, fair-haired, dark chestnut,[2] -ni suffix to indicate ownership, "the one that has got a brown colour") is a lake on the western side of the Cordillera Real of Bolivia located in the La Paz Department, Pedro Domingo Murillo Province, El Alto Municipality, north of El Alto.
| Milluni Lake | |
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| Laguna Milluni | |
Milluni Lake and the smaller Milluni Chico with El Alto in the background | |
  Milluni Lake  Milluni Lake | |
| Location | Bolivia, La Paz Department, Pedro Domingo Murillo Province, El Alto Municipality |
| Coordinates | 16°21′30″S 68°10′00″W |
| Surface area | 2.37 km2 (0.92 sq mi) |
| Max. depth | 8.6 m (28 ft) |
| Surface elevation | 4,565 m (14,977 ft) |
| References | [1] |
| Location | |
 Interactive map of Milluni Lake | |
The lake is situated at a height of 4,565 metres (14,977 ft) south of the mountain Wayna Potosí, at the foot of Chacaltaya. It is about 1.83 km long and 1 km at its widest point. The surface is 2.37 km2 (0.92 sq mi).[3] At the south side there is a dam.
Milluni Lake is also called Milluni Grande (Spanish for big) in order to distinguish it from a smaller, half moon shaped lake next to it in the north, Milluni Chico (Spanish for small), which is situated at a height of 4,585 m.
Gallery
A group of llamas is grazing at Milluni Lake. Wayna Potosí is in the background.
Milluni Chico is the lake in the background
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