Laguna Verde sits in Chile’s northern Atacama Region in the Andes Mountains

iss074e0791011 (July 1, 2026) --- Laguna Verde, a high-altitude salt lake at approximately 14,200 feet (4,328 meters) above sea level, sits in Chile’s northern Atacama Region in the Andes Mountains near the border with Argentina. The International Space Station was orbiting 264 miles above the South American nation at the time this photograph was taken.