Petrel Lake

Laguna Petrel
Petrel Lake, on October 4, 2010.
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]

References

  1. ^ a b Washington Saldías. "Categórica y fundada respuesta da el jóven alcalde" (in Spanish). Pichilemu News. http://pichilemunews.blogcindario.com/2005/01/00030-categorica-y-fundada-respuesta-da-el-joven-alcalde.html. Retrieved 1 September 2010. 
  2. ^ a b Pichilemo (Puerto de) entry at Diccionario Geográfico de la República de Chile (1899) at Wikisource, by Francisco Astaburuaga Cienfuegos. (Spanish)