🌊 Cochrane/Pueyrredón Lake

Chile · Americas · 151 m · 47.27°S, 72.05°W

The Pueyrredón/Cochrane Lake is a glacier fed lake located on the eastern edge of the southern Andes, straddling the border between Argentina and Chile. It is named after Lord Cochrane on the Chilean side and Juan Martín de Pueyrredón on the Argentina side. The border is a peninsula that juts out into the lake on the north side. The border to the north of the lake follows the ridgeline of the last major expression of the eastern Andes. The Argentine portion of the lake has a surface of 150 km2 (58 sq mi), while the portion in Chile covers 175 km2 (68 sq mi).

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Quick facts

Country	Chile
Continent / region	Americas
Surface elevation	151 m above sea level
Coordinates (approx.)	47.27°S, 72.05°W · view on map

Cochrane/Pueyrredón Lake sits at 151 m in Chile, in Americas. The full story of this lake is described by the sourced introduction above (from Wikipedia).

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