Viedma Lake

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Viedma Lake is a large glacial lake in Argentine Patagonia, renowned for its striking turquoise waters and proximity to the Viedma Glacier within the Andes.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf glacial lake
natural lake
accessRoute National Route 40 (Argentina)
basinCountry Argentina
climate cold temperate
continent South America
country Argentina
drainageTo Atlantic Ocean
elevation approximately 250 metres above sea level
formedBy glacial erosion
hasFeature floating icebergs from Viedma Glacier
strong Patagonian winds
hasInflow Andean meltwater
Viedma Glacier
hasOutflow La Leona River
hasShorelineType glacially carved valleys
rocky shores
knownFor Patagonian scenery
proximity to Viedma Glacier
striking turquoise waters
length approximately 80 kilometres
locatedIn Patagonia
surface form: Argentine Patagonia

Patagonia
Santa Cruz Province
Andes
surface form: Southern Andes
locatedInProtectedArea Los Glaciares National Park
locatedNear El Calafate
El Chaltén
Los Glaciares National Park
Viedma Glacier
locatedOn eastern side of Southern Patagonian Ice Field
namedAfter Francisco Pascasio Moreno
nearestTown El Chaltén
partOf Andean lake system of Patagonia
Santa Cruz River basin
primaryLanguageRegion Spanish
region Andes
surfaceArea approximately 1088 square kilometres
tourismActivity boat tours
glacier trekking
photography
sightseeing
waterColor milky blue
turquoise
waterColorCause glacial flour
width up to about 15 kilometres

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