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The Panguipulli Lake (/ˌpæŋɡiˈpuːji/ PANG-gee-POO-yee; Spanish: Lago Panguipulli) is one of the "Seven Lakes" in Panguipulli municipality, southern Chile. The lake is of glacial origin and it is enclosed by mountain ranges of the Andes, on all sides except the west, where the town of Panguipulli lies in the Chilean Central Valley. The lake is drained by the Enco River that flows south to Riñihue Lake.
| Panguipulli Lake Lago Panguipulli | |
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  Panguipulli Lake Lago Panguipulli | |
| Location | Panguipulli Commune, Valdivia Province, Los Ríos Region, Chile |
| Coordinates | 39°41′39″S 72°14′30″W / 39.69417°S 72.24167°W |
| Type | Glacial, moraine-dammed, ribbon |
| Primary inflows | Llanquihue River, Pullinque River |
| Primary outflows | Enco River |
| Basin countries | Chile |
| Max. length | 29.78 km (18.50 mi) |
| Max. width | 14.81 km (9.20 mi) |
| Surface area | 117 km2 (45 sq mi)[1] |
| Average depth | 126 m (413 ft)[2] |
| Max. depth | 268 m (879 ft)[3] |
| Water volume | 14.74 km3 (3.54 cu mi)[4] |
| Shore length1 | 124.05 km (77.08 mi)[5] |
| Surface elevation | 140 m (460 ft)[6] |
| Islands | Gabriela Island |
| Settlements | Panguipulli, Choshuenco |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
Deposits near the lake originate in the middle to late Triassic ages.[7]
References
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- ^ Panguipulli Lake, on mdpi.com
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- ^ Panguipulli Lake, on mdpi.com
- ^ Panguipulli Lake, on mdpi.com
- ^ Panguipulli Lake, on mdpi.com
- ^ Moreno, Teresa; Gibbons, Wes, eds. (2007). The Geology of Chile. Geological Society. p. 43. ISBN 9781862392205. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
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