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the Great Atacama Salt Flat
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Salar de Atacama is the largest salt flat in Chile . It is located 55 km (34 mi) south of San Pedro de Atacama , is surrounded by mountains, and has no drainage outlets. In the east it is enclosed by the main chain of the Andes , while to the west lies a secondary mountain range of the Andes called Cordillera de Domeyko . Large volcanoes dominate the landscape, including the Licancabur , Acamarachi , Aguas Calientes and the Láscar . The last is one of the most active volcanoes in Chile. All of them are located along the eastern side of the Salar de Atacama, forming a generally north-south trending line of volcanoes that separate it from smaller endorheic basins .
