Lake Buenos Aires / General Carrera
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Lake Buenos Aires Lake General Carrera |
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| Ferry dock on the shore of the lake | ||
| Geographical location |
Santa Cruz ( Argentina ), Aisén ( Chile ) |
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| Tributaries | Río Ibáñez , Río Fénix Chico | |
| Drain | Lago Bertrand , on to the Río Baker | |
| Places on the shore | Chile Chico , Puerto Ingeniero Ibáñez , Puerto Guadal | |
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| Coordinates | 46 ° 28 ′ 0 ″ S , 71 ° 38 ′ 0 ″ W | |
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| Altitude above sea level | 217 m | |
| surface | 1850 km² (in Argentina: 881 km²; in Chile: 970 km²) | |
| Maximum depth | 590 m | |
Lago Buenos Aires (Argentina) or Lago General Carrera (Chile) is a lake in Argentina and Chile . It is located in the Región de Aisén and in the province of Santa Cruz on the Argentine-Chilean border.
The Lago Buenos Aires / Lago General Carrera has a total area of around 1850 km².
The lake can be reached from the Chilean side via the Carretera Austral road . From Puerto Ingeniero Ibáñez there is a ferry connection to Chile Chico , the journey takes around 2 1/2 hours. Chile Chico is a border town with Argentina.
Due to its southern location, the climate is already quite polar.
history
The village of Los Antiguos (now a small town) was built on the Argentine bank from 1900 . The settlement of the area began to increase from 1925. In 1971 and 1991 the towns around the lake were covered by large ash showers from the Cerro Hudson volcano . The volcano is located northwest of the lake at an altitude of 2600 m.
With the connection to the Carretera Austral road in the early 1990s, there was a certain economic boom in this remote area.
economy
The fishing and forestry play an important role in the region. In Puerto Tranquilo on the north-west coast of the lake, tourism is also gaining in importance, as there are marble caves here.
