Salar de Surire Natural Monument
Salar de Surire Natural Monument is a Chilean Natural Monument located in the Andes, in the Arica y Parinacota Region. It consists mainly of a salt flat and a number of small salt lakes, sheltering several Andean species of wildlife and plants. Arintica volcano towers over the salt flat.
| Salar de Surire Natural Monument | |
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IUCN category III (natural monument or feature) | |
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| Location | Arica y Parinacota Region, Chile |
| Coordinates | 18°51′0″S 69°0′0″W |
| Area | 158.58 km² |
| Governing body | Corporación Nacional Forestal |
| Official name | Salar de Surire |
| Designated | 2 December 1996 |
| Reference no. | 873[1] |
The protected area, along with Lauca National Park and Las Vicuñas National Reserve, were designated a World Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO in 1981, which is called Lauca.[2]
Salar de Surire is one of the Ramsar Wetlands of International Importance under the Ramsar Convention signed in 1971.[3]
See also
References
- "Salar de Surire". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
- UNESCO - Description at UNESCO World Biosphere Reserve
- The Annotated Ramsar List: Chile
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