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⭐ Core Definition: Mar Chiquita Lake (Córdoba)

Mar Chiquita (in Spanish literally "Little Sea") or Mar de Ansenuza is an endorheic salt lake located in the northeast of the province of Córdoba, in central Argentina. The northeast corner of the lake also extends into southeastern Santiago del Estero Province. It is the largest of the naturally occurring saline lakes in Argentina. The lake is located in parts of five departments in the two provinces.

The lake is in the Argentine Espinal ecoregion.It occupies the southern part of a depression that measures about 50 miles/80 km (north–south) by 28 miles/45 km (east–west). Its surface area varies considerably, given its shallow depth (about 10 m), and ranges between 2,000 and 6,000 km (770 and 2,320 sq mi).

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Mar Chiquita Lake (Córdoba) in the context of List of lakes by area

Following are two lists of terrestrial lakes that have surface areas of more than approximately 3,000 square kilometres (1,200 sq mi), ranked by area, excluding reservoirs and lagoons.

The area of some lakes can vary over time, either seasonally or from year to year. This is especially true of salt lakes in arid climates.This list therefore excludes seasonal lakes such as Kati Thanda–Lake Eyre (maximum area 9,500 km, 3,700 sq mi), Mar Chiquita Lake (Córdoba) (maximum area 6,000 km, 2,300 sq mi), Chott el Djerid (up to 7,000 km, 2,700 sq mi, Lake Torrens (maximum area 5,745 km, 2,218 sq mi) and Great Salt Lake (maximum area, 1988, 8,500 km, 3,300 sq mi).

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Mar Chiquita Lake (Córdoba) in the context of "Endorheic"

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⭐ Core Definition: Mar Chiquita Lake (Córdoba)

Mar Chiquita Lake (Córdoba) in the context of List of lakes by area