Llancanelo Lake

Llancanelo Lake (Spanish: Laguna de Llancanelo) is a wetland with an area of 650 km2 located in the Malargüe Department in the south of Mendoza Province, Argentina, 75 km from the city of Malargüe, at 1,280 m above mean sea level, within the arid region near the Andes in the limit between the regions of Cuyo and Patagonia.

Designations
Official nameLaguna de Llancanelo
Designated8 November 1995
Reference no.759[1]
Llancanelo Lake

Llancanelo Lake is a provincial nature reserve. It hosts a variety of bird species, including flamingos, black-necked swans, herons and ducks. The lake is also a Ramsar Convention site (RS #759) since 8 November 1995.

References

  1. "Laguna de Llancanelo". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.

35°37′20″S 69°08′33″W


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