Calafquén Lake
Appearance
(Redirected from Lago Calafquén)
Calafquén Lake | |
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Coordinates | 39°31′12″S 72°08′50″W / 39.52000°S 72.14722°W |
Type | Glacial, moraine-dammed |
Primary inflows | Llancahue River |
Primary outflows | Pullinque River |
Basin countries | Chile |
Max. length | 25 km (16 mi) |
Max. width | 7.7 km (4.8 mi) |
Surface area | 120.6 km2 (46.6 sq mi) |
Max. depth | 207 m (679 ft) |
Surface elevation | 209 m (686 ft) |
Settlements | Coñaripe, Calafquén, Licán Ray |
Calafquén Lake (Mapudungun: Lake like a sea) is a lake of Chile, which straddles the border between the La Araucanía Region and Los Ríos Region. It is one of the Seven Lakes and forms part of the drainage basin of the Valdivia River.
The Villarrica Volcano is situated in the vicinity, north of the lake.
References
[edit]- (in Spanish) Lago Calafquén
External links
[edit]Media related to Calafquén Lake at Wikimedia Commons