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General Carrera Lake or Lake Buenos Aires is a deep lake located in Patagonia and shared by Argentina and Chile. Both names are internationally accepted, while the autochthonous name of the lake is Chelenko, which means "stormy waters" in Aonikenk. Another historical name is Coluguape from Mapuche, a derivative of this name is applie…
General Carrera Lake or Lake Buenos Aires is a deep lake located in Patagonia and shared by Argentina and Chile. Both names are internationally accepted, while the autochthonous name of the lake is Chelenko, which means "stormy waters" in Aonikenk. Another historical name is Coluguape from Mapuche, a derivative of this name is applied to Colhué Huapí Lake after Argentine explorer Francisco Moreno reached this lake in 1876 conflating it with Coluguape (General Carrera Lake).
  • Location: Lago Buenos Aires Department, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina / General Carrera Province, Aysén del General Carlos Ibáñez del Campo Region, Chile, in Patagonia
  • Primary inflows: Soler, Los Antiguos, Jeinemeni, Ibáñez, San Martín, Delta
  • Primary outflows: Bertrand Lake and then Baker River (Pacific Ocean) Deseado River (Atlantic Ocean)
  • Catchment area: 14,861 km² (5,738 sq mi)
  • Basin countries: Argentina, Chile
  • Surface area: 1,850 km² (710 sq mi)
  • Average depth: 400 m (1,300 ft)

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Data from: en.wikipedia.org