Calafquén Lake (Mapudungun: Lake like a sea) is a lake of Chile, which straddles the border between the La Araucanía Region and Los Ríos Region. It is one of the Seven Lakes and forms part of the drainage basin of the Valdivia River.
| Calafquén Lake | |
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  Calafquén Lake | |
| Coordinates | 39°31′12″S 72°08′50″W / 39.52000°S 72.14722°W |
| Type | Glacial, moraine-dammed |
| Primary inflows | Llancahue River |
| Primary outflows | Pullinque River |
| Basin countries | Chile |
| Max. length | 25 km (16 mi) |
| Max. width | 7.7 km (4.8 mi) |
| Surface area | 114.9 km2 (44.4 sq mi)[1] |
| Average depth | 115 m (377 ft)[2] |
| Max. depth | 212 m (696 ft)[3] |
| Water volume | 13.21 km3 (3.17 cu mi)[4] |
| Shore length1 | 122.4 km (76.1 mi)[5] |
| Surface elevation | 203 m (666 ft)[6] |
| Settlements | Coñaripe, Calafquén, Licán Ray |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
The Villarrica Volcano is situated in the vicinity, north of the lake.
References
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- ^ Calafquén Lake, on mdpi.com
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- ^ Calafquén Lake, on mdpi.com
- ^ Calafquén Lake, on mdpi.com
- ^ Calafquén Lake, on mdpi.com
- (in Spanish) Lago Calafquén
External links
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