Which high-altitude desert plateau in South America is the second-highest and most extensive plateau in the world after the Tibetan Plateau?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: B. Altiplano (Andean Plateau)
- Step 1: The Altiplano lies in west-central South America where the Andes are at their widest, predominantly across Bolivia and southern Peru.
- Step 2: Sitting at an average elevation of 3,750 meters (12,300 feet), it hosts Lake Titicaca and the Salar de Uyuni, the world's largest salt flat.
Answer
Altiplano (Andean Plateau)
Why not the others: 'Patagonian Plateau' is a windswept steppe in southern Argentina; 'Brazilian Highlands' cover south-central Brazil; 'Guiana Shield' is an ancient craton in northeastern South America.
Practise more Mountain Ranges, Summits and Plateaus.
Free questions with an explanation for every one, and full timed General Knowledge mock tests.
More Mountain Ranges, Summits and Plateaus questions
- What is the highest mountain peak above sea level on Earth?
- Which mountain peak, located in the Karakoram range, is the second-highest in the world and known among climbers as the 'Savage Mountain'?
- Which mountain is the third-highest in the world, located on the border between the Indian state of Sikkim and eastern Nepal?
- What is the highest mountain peak in both the Western and Southern Hemispheres, situated in the Andes Mountains of Argentina?
- What is the highest mountain peak in North America, located in the Alaska Range?
- What is the highest mountain in Africa and the world's tallest free-standing mountain, located in northeastern Tanzania?