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Nahuel Huapi Lake (Spanish: Lago Nahuel Huapí) is a lake in the lake region of northern Patagonia between the provinces of Río Negro and Neuquén, in Argentina. The tourist center of Bariloche is on the southern shore of the lake.

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Nahuel Huapi Lake
Nahuel Huapi Lake
Location	Los Lagos Department, Neuquén Province / Bariloche Department, Río Negro Province, Argentina, in Patagonia
Coordinates	41°05′25″S 71°20′08″W
Type	Glacial lake
Primary inflows	Huemul river Correntoso river Bonito river Machete river
Primary outflows	Limay River
Basin countries	Argentina
Max. width	10.1 km (6.3 mi)
Surface area	530 km2 (205 sq mi)
Average depth	157 m (515 ft)
Max. depth	464 m (1,522 ft) deeper places might exist
Water volume	83.35 km3 (20.00 cu mi)
Shore length1	357 km (222 mi)
Surface elevation	770 m (2,510 ft)
Islands	Isla Victoria [es] Isla Huemul
Settlements	San Carlos de Bariloche Villa La Angostura
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

The June 2011 eruption of the Puyehue-Cordón Caulle volcanic complex, in neighboring Chile, caused parts of the lake's surface to be blanketed in volcanic ash.[1]

During the Last Glacial Maximum of the Llanquihue glaciation the lake basin was wholly occupied by a glacier.[2]

Etymology

The name of the lake derives from the toponym of its major island in Mapudungun (Mapuche language): "Island of Puma", from nahuel, 'puma', and huapí, 'island'. There is, however, more to the word "Nahuel"—it can also signify 'a man who by sorcery has been transformed to a puma'.

Geography

Nahuel Huapi lake, located within the Nahuel Huapi National Park, has a surface of 530 km² (200 sq mi), rests 770 metres (2,510 ft) above the sea level, and has a maximum measured depth (as of 2007) of 464 metres (1,522 ft).

The lake depression consists of several glacial valleys carved out along faults and Miocene valleys that were later dammed by moraines.

Its seven branches are named Blest (36 km² or 14 sq mi), Huemul (21.5 km² or 8.3 sq mi), de la Tristeza (18.5 km² or 7.1 sq mi), Campanario (7.9 km² or 3.1 sq mi), Machete, del Rincón and Última Esperanza. It is connected to other smaller lakes such as Gutiérrez, Moreno, Espejo and Correntoso. The deep-blue waters hold a number of islands, most notably Isla Victoria [es] with an area of 31 km² (12 sq mi), and Isla Huemul on the south end of the lake.

A curious fact about the lake is that, despite being nowhere near any ocean and being at high altitude, it is also home for kelp gull and the blue eyed cormorant (Phalacrocorax atriceps), otherwise strictly marine birds.[3][4][5]

The lake's crystal clear waters are very susceptible to climate changes and have an average surface temperature of 7 °C (45 °F); this makes it both beautiful and treacherous. Hypothermia is one of the risks bathers must undertake. Kayaking is a popular sport on this and adjacent lakes. The lake is also the starting point of the Limay River.

Fauna

This lake harbors several introduced, non-native species of trout,[6] including rainbow trout, brown trout and brook trout which attract anglers from the world over.

Nahuelito

At the beginning of the 20th century, and following an old aboriginal legend,[7] the rumor of a giant creature living in the deep waters of the lake took up. The creature is known locally as Nahuelito. Reported sightings of it predate Nessie and Arthur Conan Doyle's The Lost World (1912).[8]

Local Mapuche called another creature el Cuero (leather) for its smooth skin.^{[citation needed]} The neighboring lake Lago Lácar, has also been the site for accounts of another creature, more consistent with a plesiosaur, with aborigines describing it as a sea-cow with teeth all around it.^{[citation needed]}

Members of the Buenos Aires Zoo visited the lake in 1922 trying to corroborate the reports of sightings of the prehistoric animal, but found no evidence to support the theory of such a creature.

Hitler conspiracy theory

Some works, such as the National Police Gazette (circa 1950–1970), an American tabloid-style magazine,[10] as well as a 2004 book by Abel Basti and the 2011 book Grey Wolf claim that Adolf Hitler and Eva Braun did not commit suicide but escaped to Argentina along with other Nazis and lived in the surroundings of Bariloche for many years after World War II, choosing the lake's Inalco House as their hideout.[9]

According to the fringe theory, a number of U-boats took certain Nazis and Nazi loot to Argentina, where the Nazis were supported by future president Juan Perón, who, with his wife Evita, had been receiving money from the Nazis for some time. Hitler allegedly arrived in Argentina, first staying at Hacienda San Ramón, east of San Carlos de Bariloche.[9] Hitler then moved to a Bavarian-style mansion at Inalco, a remote and barely accessible spot at the northwest end of the lake. Purportedly, Eva Braun left Hitler around 1954 and moved to Neuquén with their daughter, Ursula ('Uschi'), and Hitler died in February 1962.[9][11][12][13]

Citing a former Nazi presence in Bariloche, the investigative series Hunting Hitler (2015–2018) reveals a guard tower—reportedly built by the same architect as the Inalco House—looking over the lake (situated closer to Bariloche than the house), as well as a destroyed bunker on the other side of the lake;[14] together the two sites (in addition to other possible lookouts such as a wooden building resembling a guard shack)[15] may have provided a panoramic view used to safeguard the mansion,[14] accessible from only the lake due to heavy forestation and long rumoured to have housed Hitler.[16] Additionally, the Hunting Hitler team cited the proximity of German scientist Ronald Richter's Perón-backed nuclear fusion project on Huemul Island.[14]

In a 2018 episode of Expedition Unknown, Abel Basti secured a rare excursion into the Inalco House, revealing little except for some old kitchen utensils in the basement. Using a metal detector on the grounds, host Josh Gates located a Nazi coin, leading him to conclude that Nazis (but not necessarily Hitler) could have used the house.[17]

Gallery

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  Nahuel Huapi Lake
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  Sun over the Nahuel Huapi lake at 12:00 pm
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  Windy Nahuel Huapi

See also

• Limay River, a major river of the region that runs from the lake

References

External links

• World Lake's Database
• Photograph from orbit from NASA's STS-88 space shuttle mission
• Nahuel Huapi Fauna
• Blue Eyed Cormorant
• Bariloche Tourism
• Reevaluation of Cheek Patterns of Juvenal-Plumaged Blue-Eyed and King Shags
• Nahuelito, Patagonian Lake Monster
• Satellite image of the Nahuel Huapi lake(2369x2328 pixels)

На других языках

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[de] Nahuel Huapi

Der Nahuel-Huapi-See (auf Spanisch: Lago Nahuel Huapi) liegt in Argentinien an der Grenze zwischen den Provinzen Neuquén und Río Negro im nördlichen Patagonien; er ist der Quellsee des Río Limay. In der Sprache der Mapuche bedeutet sein Name „Insel des Jaguars“.

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- [en] Nahuel Huapi Lake

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[fr] Lac Nahuel Huapi

Le lac Nahuel Huapi est un lac argentin d'origine glaciaire situé dans la Cordillère des Andes. Il s'étend sur les provinces de Río Negro et de Neuquén, dans le parc national de même nom.

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[it] Lago Nahuel Huapi

Il lago Nahuel Huapi ("Isola della tigre" o "Isola del giaguaro") si trova nella regione dei laghi, nella Patagonia settentrionale, fra le province di Río Negro e Neuquén, in Argentina, sulla cui sponda meridionale è situata la nota località turistica di San Carlos de Bariloche.

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[ru] Науэль-Уапи

Науэ́ль-Уапи́[1] — озеро в Аргентине на границе между провинциями Неукен и Рио-Негро в северной Патагонии. На языке арауканов его название означает «Остров ягуара».

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