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General Carrera Lake (Chilean part, officially renamed in 1959) [4] or Lake Buenos Aires (Argentine part) is a deep lake located in Patagonia and shared by Argentina and Chile. Both names are internationally accepted, while the autochthonous name of the lake is Chelenko , which means "stormy waters" in Aonikenk . [ 5 ]
The following is a list of lakes in Chile. It consists of lakes of varying types and origins but the majority of the lakes (especially those in southern Chile ) are glacial in origin. The watershed or catchment area is the geographical area of land that drains into the lake.
Lake Ranco (Spanish: Lago Ranco) is situated in the Ranco Province of Los Lagos Region in Chile. Covering an area of 442 km 2, it is the largest lake in the Los Ríos Region and the fourth largest in Chile. It has approximately 25 islands and islets, but only 4 are currently inhabited.
West Lake, China. Famous for its classical beauty, West Lake in China's Hangzhou city has a history dating back to the 8th century, when the then-lagoon was dredged. In the following years, it ...
The Riñihue Lake (Spanish: Lago Riñihue) is a lake of glacial origin in eastern Valdivia Province, southern Chile. It is surrounded by several mountains. It is surrounded by several mountains. The eastern side receives the waters of the Panguipulli Lake by the Enco River , its main contributor.
Lake Villarrica, also known as Mallalafquén [1] (its pre-Hispanic name is Mapudungun), is located about 700 kilometers south of Santiago in Chile's Lake District in the southeast area of the Province of Cautín.
The lake obtained its name from the Mapuche term Acum-Leu, meaning "where the river ends". [3] [4] [5] Local folklore tells of a treasure, an entierro, that is hidden in the mud of the bottom of the lake since 1814. [6] Once a main tourist destination for individuals in Santiago, the lake featured a popular floating bar in the 1990s. [3]
The river then flows northward through mountainous and glaciated terrain, until it outflows via the Yelcho River north-west and empties into Gulf of Corcovado, near Chaitén. The lake is a popular destination for fly fishing, and several lodges and hotels operate on its shores. Yelcho Lake is most frequently accessed via the town of Chaitén to ...