Maullín River
Script error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Maullín River (Template:Langx) is a river of Chile located in the Los Lagos Region. The river originates as the outflow of Llanquihue Lake, and flows generally southwestward, over a number of small waterfalls, emptying into the Gulf of Coronados.[1] The lower course of the river is a tidal estuary. The wetlands of Maullín stand out for their diversity of aquatic birds when compared to other locations of the Chilean coast.[2] In the estuary Laguna Quenuir is the place known to have the largest diversity of bird fauna.[2]
History
Franciscan Friar Francisco Alvarez Villanueva mention in 1780 Maullín River as the limit between the Spanish possessions and the "Cunco nation" to the north.[3]
The river was first explored extensively in 1856 and 1857 by the Chilean Navy officers Francisco Hudson and Francisco Vidal Gormaz.[4] The area around Llanquihue Lake was settled in the second half of the 19th century by German immigrants, who received land from the government in a scheme to encourage settlement in this area.[5]
References
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- ↑ Image Science and Analysis Laboratory, NASA-Johnson Space Center. NM23-720-597 "Maullin River, Puerto Montt," Chile, Winter/Spring 1997 Template:Webarchive, (16 July 2007)
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