Exploring Earth From Space: Lake Titicaca [Video]

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Lake Titicaca

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Lake Titicaca imaged by the Copernicus Sentinel-2 objective. Lake Titicaca is a designated Ramsar Site of International Importance, as the waters of Titicaca are vital to the wellness of countless individuals who depend on the lake for farming, fishing and tourist, along with water birds and animals that live along and on its coasts. Credit: Contains customized Copernicus Sentinel information (2020), processed by ESA, CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO

Ahead of World Wetlands Day, the Copernicus Sentinel-2 objective takes us over Lake Titicaca – among the biggest lakes in South America.

Covering a location of around 8300 sq km, Lake Titicaca pushes the high Andes plateau and straddles the border in between Peru (to the west) and Bolivia (to the east). It is thought about the greatest significant body of accessible water worldwide, as it sits at an elevation of 3800 m above water level.

The lake extends roughly 190 km from northwest to southwest and is 80 km throughout at its largest point. Tiquina, a narrow strait, in fact separates the lake into 2 different bodies of water. The bigger subbasin in the northwest is called Lake Chucuito in Bolivia and Lake Grande in Peru, while the smaller sized in the southeast is described as Lake Huiñaymarca in Bolivia and Lake Pequeño in Peru.

Many rivers drain pipes into the lake, consisting of the Ramis, among the biggest, noticeable in the northwest corner of the lake. The smaller sized Desaguadero river drains pipes the lake at its southern end, which then streams south through Bolivia. This outlet just represents a little portion of the lake’s excess water, as the rest is lost by evaporation triggered by consistent winds and extreme sunshine.

Forty-one islands increase from Titicaca’s waters, the biggest of which, Titicaca Island, or Isla del Sol in Spanish, can be seen simply off the idea of the Copacabana Peninsula in Bolivia. Several green algal blossoms can be seen in the lake, consisting of in the lake’s northwest and southeast corners. Snow in the Andes range of mountains can be seen in the top-right of the image.

Lake Titicaca is a designated Ramsar Site of International Importance, as the waters of Titicaca are vital to the wellness of countless individuals who depend on the lake for farming, fishing, and tourist, along with water birds and animals that live along and on its coasts.

The 2 February marks the anniversary of the finalizing of the Convention on Wetlands of International Importance, referred to as the Ramsar Convention, in Ramsar, Iran in 1971. World Wetlands Day intends to raise international awareness about the crucial function of wetlands for our world and population.

From their viewpoint of 800 km high, Earth-observing satellites offer information and images on wetlands that can be utilized to keep track of and handle these valuable resources sustainably. For example, both the Copernicus Sentinel-2 and Sentinel-3 objectives have actually just recently been utilized to keep track of the variation of chlorophyll concentrations in the lake and assistance spot patterns and hotspots gradually.