Presidente Ríos Lake Explained
| Presidente Ríos Lake |
| Pushpin Map: | Chile |
| Caption Map: | Presidente Ríos Lake in the Aysén Region |
| Coords: | -46.4667°N -99°W |
| Basin Countries: | Chile |
| Area: | 313km2 |
| Reference: | [1] |
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Presidente Ríos Lake (pronounced as /es/) is located in the Aysén del General Carlos Ibáñez del Campo Region of Chile. It lies in the middle of the Taitao Peninsula.
While the lake's existence only became known in Chile in 1945, it appears to have been known by Chono natives, who led 19 survivors of (including Captain David Cheap and Midshipman John Byron) from Wager Island through it in 1742.[2] [3] The Chonos, who often had a hostile relationship with the Spanish, kept the lake secret from them despite serving the Spanish as maritime pilots.[2] Despite official discovery in 1945, the lake was already known to seafarers from Chiloé.[4]
Notes and References
- Web site: Principales ríos, embalses, lagos y lagunas de Chile . 2008-03-16 . Panorama Económico Social: las regiones de Chile 1990 - 2005 . MIDEPLAN, INE . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080318225058/http://www.infopais.cl/interior/micrositios/Competitividad/Panorama_economico_social/page15.html . 2008-03-18.
- Vásquez Caballero . Ricardo Felipe . 2008 . Aau, el secreto de los chono . es . January 24, 2019.
- Sepúlveda Ortíz . Jorge . Exploraciones efectuadas en la región de Trapananda antes del siglo XIX. Boletín de la Academia de Historia Naval y Marítima de Chile . 95–110 . January 25, 2019. es.
- Álvarez A. . Ricardo . Navarro P. . Magdalena . Donoso C. . Cristián. Saavedra G. . Gonzalo . 2015 . Referencias exploratorias sobre el lago Presidente Ríos, para sortear el Istmo de Ofqui, Península de Taitao, Región de Aysén . Magallania. Exploratory references on Presidente Ríos lake, for routes round the Ofqui Isthmus, Taitao Peninsula, Aysén Region, Chile. es . 43 . 1 . 91–101 . 10.4067/S0718-22442015000100006 . December 21, 2019. free .
