Salar de Ascotán

The Salar de Ascotán, also known as Salar de Cebollar, is a salt flat in northern Chile. Its drainage basin is 1,455 sqkm and is shared with Bolivia. The basin is bordered on the north by the Salar de Carcote basin, and on the east by small endorheic basins, including those of Laguna Cañapa and Laguna Hedionda, noted for its migratory pink and white flamingos and occasional llamas and alpacas. To the south the border is with the San Pedro de Inacaliri River basin, while to the west the drainage divide, between the salt flat and the Upper Loa River basin, is marked by the summits of a chain of volcanoes culminating in Palpana.