Look up: altiplano

1. Altiplano
   region of southeastern Peru and western Bolivia. The Altiplano originates northwest of Lake Titicaca in southern Peru and extends about 600 miles ... [10 related articles]
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2. altiplano
   altiplano (ăl"tiplä'nō) , high plateau (alt. c.12,000 ft/3,660 m) in the Andes Mts., c.65,000 sq mi (168,350 sq km), W Bolivia, extending into S Peru. The altiplano is a sediment-filled depression between the Cordillera Oriental and the Cordillera Occidental. Its lowest poin...
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3. altiplano
   Click images to enlargeSparsely populated upland plateau of the Andes of South America, stretching from southern Peru and southwest Bolivia to northwestern Argentina. It lies between the eastern and western cordilleras (ranges) of the Andes, and has an elevation of 3,000–4,000 m/10,000–13,000 ft
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4. Altiplano
   The `Altiplano` (Spanish for high plain), in west-central South America, where the Andes are at their widest, is the most extensive area of high plateau on Earth outside of Tibet. Lake Titicaca is its best known geographical feature. Location : The Altiplano is an area of inland drainage (end...
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5. Altiplano
   (disambiguation) There are several Altiplanos (high plains in Spanish, or flat highlands in the mountains) in the Americas. The name Altiplano may refer to:
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