Mount Uyuni

Uyuni
Uyuni Location in Bolivia
Highest point
Elevation	5,084 m (16,680 ft)[1]
Coordinates	20°00′S 66°35′W
Geography
Location	Bolivia, Potosí Department, Antonio Quijarro Province, Tomave Municipality
Parent range	Andes

Uyuni (Aymara, uyu pen (enclosure), yard, cemetery,^[2] -ni a suffix to indicate ownership, "the one that has got a pen", "the one with a pen") is a mountain in the Andes of Bolivia, about 5,084 metres (16,680 ft) high. It is situated in the Potosí Department, Antonio Quijarro Province, Tomave Municipality, Tomave Canton,^[3] east of the Uyuni salt flat and south-west of the Nuevo Mundo volcano (Jatun Mundo Quri Warani) and Kuntur Chukuña.

See also

• List of mountains in the Andes

References

1. lib.utexas.edu Map (17,356 ft)
2. Ludovico Bertonio, Aymara-Spanish dictionary (Transcription): Uyu - Cerca o corral o cementerio
3. Tomave Municipality: Archived 2014-01-02 at the Wayback Machine population data and map