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Laguna del Carbón (
Spanish for "coal lagoon") is a
salt lake in
Corpen Aike Department,
Santa Cruz Province,
Argentina
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. This salt lake is located from
Puerto San Julián, within the ''Gran Bajo de San Julián'' (Great San Julián Depression), an
endorheic basin
An endorheic basin ( ; also endoreic basin and endorreic basin) is a drainage basin that normally retains water and allows no outflow to other external bodies of water (e.g. rivers and oceans); instead, the water drainage flows into permanent ...
situated between the
San Julian Bay and the
Chico River. At below
sea level
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, Laguna del Carbón is the
lowest point of
the Americas
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, and the
seventh-lowest point on Earth.
As in several other locations in
Patagonia,
dinosaur
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fossil
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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 of countries
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