Nahuel Huapi Lake
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Nahuel Huapi Lake (
Additionally, the northwest shore of the lake is the site of an isolated house sometimes alleged to have been occupied by
Etymology
The name of the lake derives from the toponym of its major island in
Geography
Nahuel Huapi lake, located within the Nahuel Huapi National Park, has a surface of 530 km2 (200 sq mi), rests 770 metres (2,510 ft) above the sea level, and has a maximum measured depth (as of 2007) of 464 metres (1,522 ft).
Its seven branches are named Blest (36 km2 or 14 sq mi), Huemul (21.5 km2 or 8.3 sq mi), de la Tristeza (18.5 km2 or 7.1 sq mi), Campanario (7.9 km2 or 3.1 sq mi), Machete, del Rincón and Última Esperanza. It is connected to other smaller lakes such as
The lake's crystal clear waters are very susceptible to climate changes and have an average surface temperature of 7 °C (45 °F); this makes it both beautiful and treacherous. Hypothermia is one of the risks bathers must undertake. Kayaking is a popular sport on this and adjacent lakes. The lake is also the starting point of the Limay River.
Limnology and geology
The lake depression consists of several
The lake has usually a blue colour but on occasion its water have turned turquoise or green after earthquakes in southern Chile such as the one on May 22, 1960 and the one on January 2, 2011.[2][3][4]
The June
The dominant species of
Fauna
This lake harbors several introduced, non-native species of trout,[6] including rainbow trout, brown trout and brook trout which attract anglers from the world over.
A curious fact about the lake is that, despite being nowhere near any ocean and being at high altitude, it is also home for kelp gull and the blue eyed cormorant (Phalacrocorax atriceps), otherwise strictly marine birds.[7][8][9]
Culture
Nahuelito
At the beginning of the 20th century, and following an old aboriginal legend,
Local
Members of the
Hitler conspiracy theory
Some works, such as the National Police Gazette (circa 1950–1970), an American tabloid-style magazine,[13] as well as a 2004 book by Abel Basti and the 2011 book Grey Wolf claim that Adolf Hitler and Eva Braun did not commit suicide but escaped to Argentina along with other Nazis and lived in the surroundings of Bariloche for many years after World War II. Hitler and Braun allegedly resided at the Inalco House, located at the northwest end of the lake,[12] in part due to the estate's remoteness and lack of accessibility.[14]
The son of real-estate businessman Primo Capraro sold the property to architect Alejandro Bustillo, who designed the house in early 1943. The plan includes unusual design features such as bedrooms connected by bathrooms (and closets), similar to Hitler's Berghof residence in Bavaria.[14] Bustillo sold the estate to Enrique García Merou, a Buenos Aires lawyer linked to several German businesses; Merou is alleged to have assisted the Nazi ratlines. The residence was later sold to businessman Jorge Antonio, the representative of German automaker Mercedes-Benz in Argentina and a close associate of Argentine president Juan Perón.[14] In 1970, the house was sold to José Rafael Trozzo, who also bought properties owned by escaped Schutzstaffel (SS) officer Reinhard Kopps, who—along with Capraro—had ties to SS commander Erich Priebke. The Trozzo family put the house up for sale in 2011 (the year Grey Wolf was released).[14]
According to the fringe theory, a number of
Citing a former Nazi presence in Bariloche, the investigative series Hunting Hitler (2015–2018) reveals a guard tower—reportedly built by the same architect as the Inalco House—looking over the lake (situated closer to Bariloche than the house), as well as a destroyed bunker on the other side of the lake;[18] together the two sites (in addition to other possible lookouts such as a wooden building resembling a guard shack)[19] may have provided a panoramic view used to safeguard the mansion,[18] then accessible from only the lake due to heavy forestation and long rumoured to have housed Hitler.[20] Additionally, the Hunting Hitler team cited the proximity of German scientist Ronald Richter's Perón-backed nuclear fusion project on Huemul Island.[18]
In a 2018 episode of Expedition Unknown, Abel Basti secured a rare excursion into the Inalco House, revealing little except for some old kitchen utensils in the basement. Using a metal detector on the grounds, host Josh Gates located a Nazi coin, leading him to conclude that Nazis (but not necessarily Hitler) could have used the house.[21]
Gallery
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Nahuel Huapi Lake
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Sun over the Nahuel Huapi lake at 12:00 pm
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Windy Nahuel Huapi
See also
- Limay River, a major river of the region that runs from the lake
References
- ^ Heusser, C.J. (2004). Ice Age Southern Andes. Elsevier. pp. 25–29.
- ^ a b c Thomasson, Kuno (1963). "Lake Nahuel Huapi". Araucanian Lakes: Plankton Studies in North Patagonia with Notes on Terrestrial Vegetation. Uppsala: Almqvist & Wiksell. p. 80-84.
- ^ "Investigan cambio de color en aguas del Nahuel Huapi". Río Negro (in Spanish). 5 January 2011. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
- ^ "Magnitude 7.1 – ARAUCANIA, CHILE". Earthquake.usgs.gov. Archived from the original on 5 January 2011. Retrieved 12 April 2012.
- ^ "Chilean volcano fills lake with ash". The Daily Telegraph. London. 16 June 2011. Archived from the original on 18 June 2011.
- ^ "La Fauna del Parque Nacional Nahuel Huapi". Bariloche.Org. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
- ^ "Blue-eyed Cormorant". Birdsoman.com. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
- ^ "NAHUEL HUAPI NATIONAL PARK - ARGENTINA - National Parks in Argentina - Ripio Incoming Tour Operator Argentina". Ripioturismo.com.ar. 6 November 1903. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
- ^ Pamela C. Rasmussen The Condor Vol. 88, No. 3 (Aug., 1986), pp. 393-395. University of California Press
- ^ Sam Mustafa (25 November 2010). "The Myth of Nahuelito: A Monstrous Symbol of Argentina". Argentina Independent. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
- ^ "Lake Monsters: Nahuelito". Strangemag.com. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
- ^ a b c d "NAZI-GUÍA TURÍSTICA POR BARILOCHE". El Tiempo (in Spanish). 2 January 2004. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
- ISBN 978-1-5040-2215-6.
- ^ a b c d Diaz, Jesus (16 November 2011). "Hitler's Secret Argentine Sanctuary Is for Sale, Say Conspiracy Theorists". Gizmodo. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
- ^ "FBI — Adolf Hitler Part 01 of 04 - File No 105-410". vault.fbi.gov. Retrieved 3 September 2014.
- ^ Thorpe, Vanessa (27 October 2013). "Hitler lived until 1962? That's my story, claims Argentinian writer". The Guardian. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
- ^ Thope, Vanessa (27 October 2013). "Hitler escape book's authors in plagiarism row". The Japan Times. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
- ^ History.
- ^ "Hitler's Safehouse". Hunting Hitler. Season 1. Episode 6. 2015. 28:30–29 minutes in. History.
- ^ "Inside the Investigation". Hunting Hitler. Season 2. Episode 0. 2016. 25 minutes in. History.
- ^ "Nazis in Argentina". Expedition Unknown. Season 5. Episode 3. 2018. 22–30, 35–37, 38:30–41 minutes in. Discovery Channel.
External links
- World Lake's Database
- Photograph from orbit from NASA's STS-88 space shuttle mission
- Nahuel Huapi Fauna
- Blue Eyed Cormorant
- Bariloche Tourism
- Reevaluation of Cheek Patterns of Juvenal-Plumaged Blue-Eyed and King Shags
- Nahuelito, Patagonian Lake Monster
- Satellite image of the Nahuel Huapi lake(2369x2328 pixels)