Salar de Uyuni - World's Largest Salt Flat

 

Salar de Uyuni (also referred to as "Salar de Tunupa") is the largest salt flat (dry lake bed) in the world, with an area of approximately of 10,582 square kilometres (4,086 sq mi). It is situated in southwestern Bolivia, within the Daniel Campos Province of the Potosí Department, near the crest of the Andes Mountains, at an elevation of 3,656 m (11,995 ft) above sea level.

Satellite photo from April 2022. The Salar de Uyuni spans roughly 10,000 square kilometers (4,000 square miles) on the Altiplano plateau, making it the world's largest salt flat.