Sarmiento Lake Explained

Sarmiento Lake
Location:Magallanes Region
Coords:-51.05°N -117°W
Pushpin Map:Chile
Basin Countries:Chile
Length:23km (14miles)
Width:6km (04miles)
Area:90km2
Max-Depth:315m (1,033feet)
Reference:[1] [2] [3]

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.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: NGA: GNS; Names Files of Selected Countries . 2005-08-01 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20050812023000/http://earth-info.nga.mil/gns/html/cntry_files.html . 2005-08-12 .
  2. Web site: Destino atractivo . Spanish . sernatur.cl . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070929090811/http://www.sernatur.cl/scripts/sitio/destino_atractivo2.php?destino=183&atractivo=1667 . 2007-09-29 .
  3. Web site: Cuenca del río Serrano . Spanish . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070607014607/http://www.sinia.cl/1292/articles-31018_Serrano.pdf . 2007-06-07 .