__NOTOC__ Laguna del Carbón (

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for "coal lagoon") is a

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in Corpen Aike Department, Santa Cruz Province,

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. This salt lake is located from

Puerto San Julián Puerto San Julián, also known historically as Port St. Julian, is a natural harbour in Patagonia in the Santa Cruz Province of Argentina located at . In the days of sailing ships it formed a stopping point, south of Puerto Deseado (''Port Desir ...

, within the ''Gran Bajo de San Julián'' (Great San Julián Depression), an

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situated between the San Julian Bay and the Chico River. At below

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, Laguna del Carbón is the lowest point of

and

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, and the seventh-lowest point on Earth. As in several other locations in

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s have been found in the area.

References

External links

near Puerto san Julián: Laguna del CarbónPhysiognomy of the Santa Cruz Province
- Argentine Paleontologic Association
Caroline and Stephen: 7 Lows
South America - Laguna del Carbón images Lakes of Santa Cruz Province, Argentina Endorheic lakes of South America Lowest points {{SantaCruzAR-geo-stub