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altiplano

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al·ti·pla·no  (ält-plän)
n. pl. al·ti·pla·nos
A high plateau, as in the Andean regions of Bolivia, Peru, and Argentina.
[American Spanish : Latin altus, high; see al-2 in Indo-European roots + Latin plnum, plain; see plane1.]
Altiplano (Spanish) [altiˈplano]
n
(Placename) a plateau of the Andes, covering two thirds of Bolivia and extending into S Peru: contains Lake Titicaca. Height: 3000 m (10 000 ft.) to 3900 m (13 000 ft.)
altiplano  (ält-plän)
A high mountain plateau. The most well-known altiplano extends from Lake Titicaca, in southern Peru, to Lake Poopo in Bolivia, covering a distance of 966 km (600 mi). Its average altitude is 3,658 m (12,000 ft).


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