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STS113-708-14
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Patagonia lakes, southern Argentina: The lowest of three lake in this view is Lake Argentino in Argentina. The next one north (middle lake) is Lake Viedma, and the lake on the top margin is Lake San Martín. All three odf these large lakes have been carved out by glaciers in the recernt ice age, descending from the Andes Mountains (under cloud along the right side of the view). Three glacier tongues can be discerned as small white features leading into the western (left) ends of each lake. The rounded ends of the lakes are produced by the slow "flowing" action of flowing glacial ice on the plains next to the mountain chain. Snow can on lower peaks next to the cloud make a jagged pattern.

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