Argentino Lake

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Argentino Lake is a large glacial lake in Argentine Patagonia, renowned for its striking turquoise waters and proximity to famous glaciers such as Perito Moreno.

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Label Occurrences
Argentino Lake canonical 4
Lago Argentino 1

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf glacial lake
natural lake
averageElevation about 187 metres above sea level
about 614 feet above sea level
basinCountry Argentina
climateZone cold semi-arid to cold oceanic
continent South America
country Argentina
drainageBasin Atlantic Ocean drainage basin
surface form: Atlantic Ocean basin
ecosystemType Andean Patagonian lake ecosystem
formationType glacial erosion
hasGlacierTerminus Perito Moreno Glacier
surface form: Perito Moreno Glacier terminus

Spegazzini Glacier terminus
Upsala Glacier terminus
hasIsland various small islands
knownFor large size among Argentine lakes
proximity to Perito Moreno Glacier
striking turquoise waters
languageOfToponym Spanish
locatedIn Patagonia
Santa Cruz Province
locatedInProtectedArea Los Glaciares National Park
maximumDepth approximately 1,640 feet
approximately 500 metres
nearbyCity El Calafate
nearestAirport Comandante Armando Tola International Airport
outflow Santa Cruz River
partOf Los Glaciares National Park
surface form: Los Glaciares National Park lake system
primaryInflow Perito Moreno Glacier
Spegazzini Glacier
Upsala Glacier
glacial meltwater
protectedStatus Los Glaciares National Park
surface form: UNESCO World Heritage Site via Los Glaciares National Park
rankBySizeInArgentina one of the largest lakes in Argentina
recreationalUse boating
sport fishing
region Patagonia
surface form: Argentine Patagonia
shoreFeature steep glacially carved shores
SpanishName Lago Argentino
surfaceArea approximately 1,415 square kilometres
approximately 546 square miles
tourismActivity glacier sightseeing boat tours
hiking
wildlife watching
waterColor turquoise
waterColorCause glacial rock flour
waterType freshwater

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Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Los Glaciares National Park contains Argentino Lake
El Calafate hasNearbyBodyOfWater Argentino Lake
this entity surface form: Lago Argentino
Upsala Glacier terminatesIn Argentino Lake
Upsala Glacier flowsTowards Argentino Lake
Spegazzini Glacier terminus Argentino Lake