Bolivian Oasis
GUI Dongwei1,2LIN Jingwu1,3Sameh Kotb ABD-ELMABOD4LIU Chuang5
1 Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography，Chinese Academy of Sciences，Urumqi 830011，China2 Xinjiang Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry，Chinese Academy of Sciences，Urumqi 830011，China3 University of Chinese Academy of Sciences，Beijing 100049，China4 Soils & Water Use Department，Agricultural and Biological Research Institute，National Research Centre，Cairo 12622，Egypt5 Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research，Chinese Academy of Sciences，Beijing 100101，China
DOI:10.3974/geodb.2025.07.07.V1
Published:July 2025
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Key Words：
Bolivia,oasis,Poopó Lake,South America,data encyclopedia
Abstract：
Bolivian Oasis is located west of the Andes Mountains，between 17°06′58″S and 22°06′25″S, 65°34′58″W and 68°44′21″W. The total area of the Bolivian Oasis is 14,626.14 km² (Albers). It is composed of 7 individual oases, including Poopó Lake Oasis and Alota Oasis, etc. Among them, the Poopó Lake Oasis is the largest one with an area of 14,537.50 km². The dataset was developed based on Google Earth 2020 imagery and related maps. The dataset is archived in .kmz and .shp data formats, and consists of 17 data files with data size of 7.29 MB (compressed into 2 files with 2.94 MB).
Foundation Item：
Chinese National Committee for Man and the Biosphere Programme, UNESCO (2023)
Data Citation：
GUI Dongwei, LIN Jingwu, Sameh Kotb AB, LIU Chuang. Bolivian Oasis[J/DB/OL]. Digital Journal of Global Change Data Repository, 2025. https://doi.org/10.3974/geodb.2025.07.07.V1.
References：
[1] Ritter, N. P., Crow, G. E. A. Floristic and biogeographical analysis of the wetlands of the Bolivian Cloud Forest [J]. Rhodora, 2005, 107(929): 1–33.
[2] GADM. Database of global administrative areas (Version 3.6) [DB/OL]. (2018-05-06). https://gadm.org/.
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[5] Ministry of Civil Affairs of the People's Republic of China. National geographical names database of China [DB/OL]. (2019-05-15) [2025-05-20]. https://dmfw.mca.gov.cn.
[6] Alota Canton [EB/OL]. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alota_Canton.
[7] Lake Poopó [EB/OL]. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Poop%C3%B3.
[8] Bolivian [EB/OL]. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bolivia.
Data Product:
| ID |
Data Name |
Data Size |
Operation |
| 1 |
BolivianOasis.kmz |
1264.07KB |
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| 2 |
BolivianOasisshp.rar |
1748.58KB |
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