Lake Argentino (in Spanish, Lago Argentino) is a freshwater lake located in the Patagonian province of Santa Cruz, Argentina, at 50°2′S 72°4′W. It is the biggest lake in Argentina, with a surface area of 1,466 km² (maximum width: 20 km). It has an average depth of 150 m, and a maximum of 500 m. A lake is a body of water surrounded by land. ... Patagonia is that portion of South America which, to the east of the Andes, lies south of the Neuquén River and Colorado rivers, and, to the west of the Andes, south of (42°S). ... Argentina consists of 23 provinces (provincias, singular - provincia), and 1 federal district (Capital Federal *). Capital Federal * Buenos Aires Catamarca Chaco Chubut Córdoba Corrientes Entre Ríos Formosa Jujuy La Pampa La Rioja Mendoza Misiones Neuquén Río Negro Salta San Juan San Luis Santa Cruz Santa Fe Santiago... Santa Cruz is a province of Argentina, located in the south of the country, in the Patagonia. ...

The lake lies within the Los Glaciares National Park, in a landscape with numerous glaciers and is fed by the glacial meltwater of several rivers, the water from Lake Viedma brought by the La Leona River, and many mountain streams. Its catchment basin amounts to more than 17,000 km². Los Glaciares (Spanish for the glaciers) is a national park in the Santa Cruz, in the Argentine Patagonia. ... This article is about the geographical formation. ... For the term related to television programmes, see watershed (television). ...

The glaciers, the nearby town of El Calafate and the lake itself are important touristic destinations. The lake in particular is appreciated for fishing. Fishing is the activity of hunting for fish. ...

Lago Argentino is also the name of the airport (IATA: ING, ICAO: SAWA) that serves the area, located at 50°20′S 72°15′W. The town of El Calafate is sometimes called Lago Argentino. An IATA airport code, known by the IATA as an IATA location identifier or, simply, a location identifier [1], is a three-letter alphabetic code designating many airports around the world. ... The ICAO airport code is a four-letter alphanumeric code designating each airport around the world. ...

References

• Lake Argentino on the website of the International Lake Environment Committee Foundation
• Lago Argentino on the website of the government of Santa Cruz (in Spanish)
• Lago Argentino Airport at World Airport Codes and ICAO World Airfield Catalogue