Sarmiento Lake
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  Sarmiento Lake | |
| Location | Última Esperanza Province |
| Coordinates | 51°03′S 72°45′W / 51.050°S 72.750°W[1] |
| Type | alkaline and endorheic[2] |
| Catchment area | 6,630 km2 (2,560 sq mi)[3] |
| Basin countries | Chile |
| Max. length | 16 km (9.9 mi)[4] |
| Max. width | 6 km (3.7 mi)[2] |
| Surface area | 86.2 km2 (33.3 sq mi)[5] |
| Max. depth | 312 m (1,024 ft)[6] |
| Surface elevation | 75 m (246 ft)[7] |
| References | [1][2][8] |
Sarmiento Lake is a lake located in Torres del Paine National Park, in the Magallanes Region of southern Chile. It is named after Spanish explorer Pedro Sarmiento de Gamboa, and gives its name to one of the areas in the National Park Torres del Paine. Its edge is marked by extensive calcium carbonate "Thrombolites" deposits, possibly from hydrothermal activity in the lake.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "NGA: GNS; Names Files of Selected Countries". Archived from the original on 2005-08-12. Retrieved 2005-08-01.
- ^ a b c "Destino atractivo" (in Spanish). sernatur.cl. Archived from the original on 2007-09-29.
- ^ Sarmiento Lake, on fao.org
- ^ Sarmiento Lake, on fao.org
- ^ Sarmiento Lake, on magellanstraittravel.com
- ^ Sarmiento Lake, on magellanstraittravel.blogspot.com
- ^ Sarmiento Lake, on researchgate.net
- ^ "Cuenca del río Serrano" (PDF) (in Spanish). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-06-07.
External links
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Media related to Sarmiento Lake at Wikimedia Commons
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