Fun facts about Lake Titicaca
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Lake Titicaca has two nearly separate subbasins connected by the Strait of Tiquina, which is 800 m across at its narrowest point.
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Lake Titicaca is a large lake in the Andes mountains on the border of Bolivia and Peru. It is often called the highest navigable lake in the world. It is often listed as a freshwater lake, though its waters are slightly brackish.
From the “Overview” section
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The Aymara considered the proper name of the lake to be titiq’aq’a, which means gray, discolored, lead-colored puma.
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Lake Titicaca is a large lake in the Andes mountains on the border of Bolivia and Peru. It is often called the highest navigable lake in the world. It is often listed as a freshwater lake, though its waters are slightly brackish.
From the “Name” section
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Lake Titicaca is often called the highest navigable lake in the world, with an elevation of 3,812 m.
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Lake Titicaca is a large lake in the Andes mountains on the border of Bolivia and Peru. It is often called the highest navigable lake in the world. It is often listed as a freshwater lake, though its waters are slightly brackish.
From the “Highest lake” section
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Lake Titicaca is home to more than 530 aquatic species, including the threatened Titicaca water frog and the flightless Titicaca grebe.
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Lake Titicaca is a large lake in the Andes mountains on the border of Bolivia and Peru. It is often called the highest navigable lake in the world. It is often listed as a freshwater lake, though its waters are slightly brackish.
From the “Ecology” section
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The Uros people constructed the 'Floating Islands' from layers of cut totora, a thick, buoyant sedge.
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Lake Titicaca is a large lake in the Andes mountains on the border of Bolivia and Peru. It is often called the highest navigable lake in the world. It is often listed as a freshwater lake, though its waters are slightly brackish.
From the “Islands” section
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