Bertrand Lake is a
Chile
Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in the western part of South America. It is the southernmost country in the world, and the closest to Antarctica, occupying a long and narrow strip of land between the Andes to the east a ...
an
lake
A lake is an area filled with water, localized in a basin, surrounded by land, and distinct from any river or other outlet that serves to feed or drain the lake. Lakes lie on land and are not part of the ocean, although, like the much large ...
located in the
Aysén del General Carlos Ibáñez del Campo Region. It is separated from Plomo Lake by a
terminal moraine
A terminal moraine, also called end moraine, is a type of moraine that forms at the terminal (edge) of a glacier, marking its maximum advance. At this point, debris that has accumulated by plucking and abrasion, has been pushed by the front edge ...
and is flanked on the west by the summits of the ''Cordón Contreras''.
The village of
Puerto Bertrand is located at the southern tip of the lake, where
Baker River originates.
References
Lakes of Chile
Lakes of Aysén Region
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