🌊 Del Desierto Lake

Argentina · Americas · 505 m · 49.03°S, 72.86°W

Del Desierto Lake or Lake of the Desert is a natural lake located in the Lago Argentino Department, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina. Located near Monte Fitz Roy and the O'Higgins/San Martín Lake, Lago del Desierto was for many decades the subject of a territorial dispute between Argentina and Chile, escalating to a small firefight on 6 November 1965 when 40 to 90 members of the Argentine Gendarmerie fought against four Chilean Carabineros, of which a lieutenant was killed and a sergeant was injured. The dispute was resolved favourably for Argentina in 1994 by international arbitration.

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Quick facts

Country	Argentina
Continent / region	Americas
Surface elevation	505 m above sea level
Coordinates (approx.)	49.03°S, 72.86°W · view on map

Del Desierto Lake sits at 505 m in Argentina, in Americas. The full story of this lake is described by the sourced introduction above (from Wikipedia).

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