Lake suddenly disappears in Chile

[blobrana]

Hum,

"Scientists in Chile are investigating the sudden disappearance of a glacial lake in the south of the country.
When park rangers patrolled the area in the Magallanes region in March, the two-hectare (five-acre) lake was its normal size, officials say.
But last month they found a huge dry crater and several stranded chunks of ice that used to float on the water."

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If it were in Glasgow i could understand...

[CannonFodder]

blobrana wrote:
Hum,

"Scientists in Chile are investigating the sudden disappearance of a glacial lake in the south of the country.
When park rangers patrolled the area in the Magallanes region in March, the two-hectare (five-acre) lake was its normal size, officials say.
But last month they found a huge dry crater and several stranded chunks of ice that used to float on the water."

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If it were in Glasgow i could understand...

Maybe someone threw a few J-cloths in there.  They soak up a lot of fluid you know. ;-)

[Speelgoedmannetje]

One theory is that an earthquake opened up a fissure in the ground, allowing the lake's water to drain through.

I wonder what the other theory is :lol:

[blobrana]

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Latitude:  -49.03302 °  , Longitude:  -73.97728 °

[Dandy]

@blobrana

blobrana wrote:
Hum,

"Scientists in Chile are investigating the sudden disappearance of a glacial lake in the south of the country.
When park rangers patrolled the area in the Magallanes region in March, the two-hectare (five-acre) lake was its normal size, officials say.
But last month they found a huge dry crater and several stranded chunks of ice that used to float on the water."

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Hmmmmm - the two photos don't show the same area.
Look at the mountains in the background - they're completely different.

Maybe it's the same lake - but it's certainly a different location at this lake.

[blobrana]

Hum,
it seems that the correct position is further north of the  image i posted, and at the end of this  glacier in this image

Lake Tempanous (?)

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Longitude: -48.844047°  Longitude: -74.141446°

[Karlos]

Perhaps the region was host to the worldwide annual meeting of the mangaloo eating society, who, having held a "how hot can you take yours?" contest subsequently quaffed it in its entirety.

If you find a hastily dug pit or other depression filled with what appears to be slowly cooling magma nearby, complete with a prevailing-wind-directed parabolic expanse of total biological extermination, you'll know for sure ;-)

[blobrana]

Hum,
i have managed to finally find it...

Latitude: -48.684390°, Longitude: -73.948605°

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[AJS]

 :idea: Hmm If you've all noticed:-o  shortly after that lake disappeared, The UK started getting all this rain Hmm makes you think?   :roll:  :laughing:    :-o

[cecilia]

Obviously Doctor Who diverted all that water into some Black Hole.......

[Doobrey]

cecilia wrote:
Obviously Doctor Who diverted all that water into some Black Hole.......

Nope, it was Hull. But most people are hard pressed to tell the difference ;-)

[motorollin]

Lake suddenly disappears in chili?


--
moto

[blobrana]

Aye crumba!

[Karlos]

motorollin wrote:
Lake suddenly disappears in chili?
--
moto

I'm trying really hard not to see a pair of grabbing-hand shaped stone outcrops either side of that...

[uncharted]

I can't see any fingers floating it it so we can discount Wendy's as a possible source.