Petrel Lake
| Laguna Petrel | |
|---|---|
 Petrel Lake, on October 4, 2010. | |
| Coordinates | 34°22′47.35″S 71°59′59.75″W / 34.3798194°S 71.9999306°WCoordinates: 34°22′47.35″S 71°59′59.75″W / 34.3798194°S 71.9999306°W |
| Basin countries | Chile |
| Surface elevation | 0 feet (0 m) |
Petrel Lake (Spanish: Laguna de Petrel or Laguna Petrel) is a salt lake located in Pichilemu beach, Chile, in front of Pichilemu railway station.[1][2]
It contains a high percentage of sea water, and it was formerly one of the main attractions of Pichilemu.[1]
It is named after the hacienda San Antonio de Petrel, located nearby Pichilemu.[2]
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- 1 2 Washington Saldías. "Categórica y fundada respuesta da el jóven alcalde". Pichilemu News (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 September 2010.
- 1 2
Cienfuegos, Francisco Astaburuaga, ed. (1899). "Pichilemo (Puerto de) ". Diccionario Geográfico de la República de Chile (Geographic Dictionary of the Republic of Chile) (in Spanish).
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