This is So Strange

How could a 5-acre glacial lake in Chile’s southern Andes disappear in the span of 2 months? Park rangers at Bernardo O’Higgins National Park report that in March the lake was there, but in May they found a 100-feet crater there instead. Interestingly enough, several large pieces of ice that used to float atop the water are still there, just lying on the ground. At first I thought the same thing the experts did — that the water must have escaped through cracks into underground fissures, but there have been no earthquakes in the area lately at all, so why would cracks suddenly appear?

Geologists and other experts will be arriving in the area, which is 1,250 miles southeast of Santiago, in the next few days to investigate. Now this is something I definitely want to follow. A true mystery! Of glacial proportions! (sorry, I couldn’t resist LOL) Seriously, though, this is one weird phenomenon!

Technorati Chile, Andes Mountains, Glacial Lake Disappears

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This entry was posted by Leigh on Friday, June 22nd, 2007 at 1:15 pm and is filed under Weirdness. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. Both comments and pings are currently closed.

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Leigh

Hi there, and welcome to Thoughtprints. My name is Leigh (well, actually that's my middle name) and I am a Colorado native, born and raised. I began Thoughtprints almost 6 years ago when I needed an outlet, and this blog became exactly that for me. This is where I vent my frustrations, share my feelings and talk about everything from current events around the world to the things my dogs do to make me laugh. I truly hope you enjoy your time here.

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2 Responses to “This is So Strange”

Texas_JAM , on June 22nd, 2007 at 2:30 pm

Read this story off the Drudgereport.com. It sounds like what may have happened to the water on Mars

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Leigh , on June 28th, 2007 at 1:22 am

I tried to find the story you referenced, Texas_JAM, but was unable to. Just the little bit that you said is intriguing, though. Thanks for sharing!

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