Serrano River is a
river
A river is a natural flowing watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, sea, lake or another river. In some cases, a river flows into the ground and becomes dry at the end of its course without reaching another body of wate ...
located in the
Magallanes Region
The Magallanes Region (), officially the Magallanes y la Antártica Chilena Region ( es, Región de Magallanes y de la Antártica Chilena), is one of Chile's 16 first order administrative divisions. It is the southernmost, largest, and second lea ...
of
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 ...
. Its main tributary is
Grey River. The Serrano Glacier is an attraction on the river. The waters of the Serrano River eventually reach
Seno Ultima Esperanza
Seno, Séno or Senó may refer to:
Places
* Séno Province, Burkina Faso
* Seno, Aragon, a town in Spain
* Seno Station, Hiroshima, Japan
* Seno, Laos, the location of the Royal Lao Air Force flying school
* Seno Skyring, an inland sound in Ch ...
.
The Chilean scientific agency CEQUA confirmed an infestation of the algae Didymo in the Serrano River in early 2015.
Area prehistory
Several significant elements of
prehistory
Prehistory, also known as pre-literary history, is the period of human history between the use of the first stone tools by hominins 3.3 million years ago and the beginning of recorded history with the invention of writing systems. The use of ...
have been found in the region. Notably not far from the southern area of the river's mouth is situated the
Cueva del Milodon
Cuevas or Cueva (Spanish for "''cave(s)''") may refer to:
Places
* Cueva de Ágreda, a municipality located in the province of Soria, Castile and León, Spain
* Cuevas Bajas, a town and municipality in the province of Málaga, part of the autono ...
, a cave where evidence of prehistoric man's habitation has been found, illustrating arrival of humans approximately 6,000
BC.
[C. Michael Hogan. 2008]
See also
*
Salto Grande
*
List of rivers of Chile
This list of rivers of Chile includes all the major rivers of Chile. See each article for their tributaries, drainage areas, etc. Usually significant tributaries appear in this list, under the river into which they drain.
Rivers by name
Following ...
References
Cuenca del río Serrano. 2004* C. Michael Hogan
''Cueva del Milodon'', The Megalithic Portal, ed. A. Burnham, 13 April, 2008
Line notes
Serrano
Rivers of Magallanes Region
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