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Llanquihue Lake
Llanquihue Lake
	The lake as seen from Osorno volcano with Calbuco visible on the left
	Llanquihue Lake
Location	Llanquihue Province and Osorno Province
Coordinates	41°08′S 72°47′W / 41.133°S 72.783°W
Primary outflows	Maullín River
Catchment area	4,738 km2 (1,829 sq mi)
Basin countries	Chile
Max. length	40 km (25 mi)
Max. width	32 km (20 mi)
Surface area	871 km2 (336 sq mi)
Average depth	182 m (597 ft)
Max. depth	317 m (1,040 ft)
Water volume	158.6 km3 (38.1 cu mi)
Shore length1	197 km (122 mi)
Surface elevation	70 m (230 ft)
Frozen	never
Settlements	Puerto Varas, Llanquihue, Frutillar, Puerto Octay, Las Cascadas
	1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Llanquihue Lake^[7] is the second-largest lake in Chile with an area of about 871 km² (336 sq mi), after Lake General Carrera which is shared with Argentina. It is situated in the southern Los Lagos Region in the Llanquihue and Osorno provinces. The lake's fan-like form was created by successive piedmont glaciers during the Quaternary glaciations. The last glacial period is called Llanquihue glaciation in Chile after the terminal moraine systems around the lake.^[8]

Some historians consider Llanquihue Lake to have been within the range of ancient Chono nomadism.^[9]

Llanquihue Lake is located in southern Chile a territory of northern Patagonia in the Los Lagos Region. The lake's views of Volcán Osorno make the surrounding cities such as Puerto Varas tourism hotspots.