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Epulafquén Lake

Coordinates: 39°47′59″S 71°33′19″W / 39.79972°S 71.55528°W / -39.79972; -71.55528
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Epulafquén Lake
Location of the lake in Argentina.
Location of the lake in Argentina.
Epulafquén Lake
LocationHuiliches Department, Neuquén Province, Patagonia
Coordinates39°47′59″S 71°33′19″W / 39.79972°S 71.55528°W / -39.79972; -71.55528
TypeGlacial lake
Primary outflowsHuechulafquen Lake
Basin countriesArgentina
Max. length7 km (4.3 mi)
Max. width2 km (1.2 mi)
Surface elevation895 m (2,936 ft)

Epulafquén Lake (Spanish pronunciation: [epuˈlafken]) is a lake in Neuquén Province, Patagonian Argentina. This glacial lake is located in the Andean mountains in Lanín National Park.[1] Hydrologically it forms one lake together with Huechulafquen Lake and is then considered an arm of it. It is separated from Huechulafquen Lake by a small channel formed due to the emergence of a small volcanic cone during the Holocene. One if the lake's most prominent features is a large delta-formed lava flow from Huanquihue volcano on its southern shore.

References

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  1. ^ Tecnologica, Centro de Informacion (December 1989). Informacion Tecnologica (in Spanish and English). Centro de Informacion Tecnologica. p. 128.