The Mayer River is a river of
Argentina
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, where it originates, and
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 ...
. It flows into the
O'Higgins/San Martin Lake, the deepest lake in the Americas.
Etymology
The name of the river is a homage to the Argentine soldier, writer and statesman
Edelmiro Mayer.
See also
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List of rivers of Argentina
This is a list of rivers of Argentina.
Longest Rivers
By drainage basin
This list is arranged by drainage basin, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's name. Rivers in the table above are in bold.
La Plata Basin
* R� ...
*
List of rivers of Chile
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Villa O'Higgins
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Carretera Austral
The Carretera Austral (CH-7, ''in English: Southern Way'') is the name given to Chile's Route 7. The highway runs south for about from Puerto Montt to Villa O'Higgins, passing through rural Patagonia.
Carretera Austral provides road access ...
References
* Rivers of Chile website
Mayer River
Rivers of Chile
Rivers of Aysén Region
Rivers of Argentina
International rivers of South America
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