Monday 9 November 2020

LAGO FAGNANO, THE CHILEAN & ARGENTINIAN BORDERS

Today, The Stones and The Grandma are visiting Fagnano Lake, a lake whose lands are shared by Argentina and Chile.

Fagnano Lake, also called Lake Cami, is a lake located on the main island of the Tierra del Fuego archipelago, and shared by Argentina and Chile.

The 645 km² lake runs east-west for about 98 kilometres, of which 72.5 km (606 km²) belong to the Argentine Tierra del Fuego Province, and only 13.5 km (39 km²) belong to the Chilean Magallanes y la Antártica Chilena Region. It has a maximum depth of 449 meters.

The southern bank is steep compared to the northern, and expands in a considerably wide and flat piedmont from which both levels of the plateaus can be appreciated.

From its western end, the Azopardo River drains towards the Almirantazgo Fjord. On its eastern end is the town of Tolhuin.

The lake is located in a pull-apart basin developed along the Magallanes-Fagnano Fault zone.

More information: Patagonia-Argentina


 Nothing is more memorable than a smell.
One scent can be unexpected, momentary and fleeting,
yet conjure up a childhood summer
beside a lake in the mountains.

Diane Ackerman

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