Lake General Carrera / Buenos Aires

Monday, October 22, 2012

Lake General Carrera / Buenos Aires

The Lake General Carrera (Lago General Carrera) (Chilean side) or Lake Buenos Aires (Lago Buenos Aires) (Argentine side) is a lake located in Patagonia and shared by Argentina and Chile. Both names are internationally accepted. The lake has a surface of 1,850 km² of which 970 km² are in the Chilean Aysén del General Carlos Ibáñez del Campo Region, and 880 km² in the Argentine Santa Cruz Province, making it the biggest lake in Chile, and the fourth largest in Argentina. In its western basin, Lake Gen. Carrera has 586 m maximum depth.
The lake is of glacial origin and is surrounded by the Andes mountain range. lake drains to the Pacific Ocean on the west through the Baker River. On his shores are the following settlements: Chile Chico, Puerto Ingeniero Ibáñez, Puerto Guadal, Los Antiguos.