The term salar is used exclusively of the saltwater wetlands of the Puna (high Andes) and can describe not only salt lakes but also temporary marshes, shallow lakes and lagoons,or simply salt crust.

• 盐湖并不仅仅指安第斯山间高原的含盐湿地，也包括泻湖、浅的淡水湖等临时性沼泽地，甚至包括完全干涸的盐壳。