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 )
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
Data
Coordinates 46 ° 28 ′ 0 ″  S , 71 ° 38 ′ 0 ″  W Coordinates: 46 ° 28 ′ 0 ″  S , 71 ° 38 ′ 0 ″  W
Lago Buenos Aires / General Carrera (Argentina)
Lake Buenos Aires / General Carrera
Altitude above sea level 217  m
surface 1850 km² (in Argentina: 881 km²; in Chile: 970 km²)dep1
Maximum depth 590 m
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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.

See also

Web links

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