Missing: Large lake in southern Chile

nazgolol

SANTIAGO (Reuters) - A lake in southern Chile has mysteriously disappeared, prompting speculation the ground has simply opened up and swallowed it whole.



The lake was situated in the Magallanes region in Patagonia and was fed by water, mostly from melting glaciers.

It had a surface area of between 4 and 5 hectares (10-12 acres) -- about the size of 10 soccer pitches.

"In March we patrolled the area and everything was normal ... we went again in May and to our surprise we found the lake had completely disappeared," said Juan Jose Romero, regional director of Chile's National Forestry Corporation CONAF.

"The only things left were chunks of ice on the dry lake-bed and an enormous fissure," he told Reuters.

CONAF is investigating the disappearance.

One theory is that the area was hit by an earth tremor that opened a crack in the ground which acted like a drain.

Southern Chile has been shaken by thousands of minor earth tremors this year.

Sephiroth

Could same thing happen in Asia, but instead of lakes disappearing ... a whole continent perhaps? :hmm:

The story of Atlantis sinking into the ocean did come to my mind though. :hmm:

wei_loon5063

Originally posted by Sephiroth at 25-6-2007 03:26 PM


The story of Atlantis sinking into the ocean did come to my mind though. :hmm:

I once read an article saying that Atlantis is indonesia.... how true is this.. I have no idea

Atomic_Omnikid

Originally posted by wei_loon5063 at 25-6-2007 18:58



I once read an article saying that Atlantis is indonesia.... how true is this.. I have no idea

I thought Atlantis have greatest civilisation of all ..and the survivors build egyptian civilisation...

guynextdoor

whoa... wut a thinking. i like that...