Cerro Paine Grande · 3,050 m · 9.6 km WNW

Lake · Magellan and the Chilean Antarctic Region

Lake Nordenskjöld

62 m203 ft

Area: 25 km²
Tonight: 4°CClear · Wind 5 km/h NW

Lake Nordenskjöld is a lake at 62 m above sea level in Magellan and the Chilean Antarctic Region, Chile, 25 km² in area and 15.1 km long.

All facts

Surface elevation: 62 m
Length: 15.1 km
Shoreline: 57.4 km

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Lake

Lake Nordenskjöld in numbers

Shoreline from OpenStreetMap.

Shoreline: 57.4 km

3D map

Lake Nordenskjöld 3D map

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Surface

Vertical scale

Topographic map

Lake Nordenskjöld terrain and contours

100 m contours from the Copernicus GLO-30 terrain model. Click two points on the map to draw your own cross-section.Tap two points on the map to draw your own cross-section.

Index contours every 500 mShowing west → east through the centre

Lake Nordenskjöld elevation profile

West → east through the centre

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Weather

Lake Nordenskjöld weather

Tonight · Clear · 4°C (39°F) · Wind 5 km/h NW

Lake Nordenskjöld forecast for about 62 m.

Tonight4°–5 km/h NW
Sat6°16°–8 km/h W
Sun5°14°0.6 mm9 km/h SW
Mon5°11°0.3 mm2 km/h N
Tue5°11°–3 km/h NW
Wed6°16°–3 km/h N
Thu6°17°1.0 mm3 km/h W
Fri4°12°–3 km/h W
Sat6°13°2.9 mm3 km/h NW
Sun5°7°22.6 mm3 km/h N

Forecast data: MET Norway, CC BY 4.0; daily low and high, precipitation total and strongest wind from the hourly data, model run Oct 23, 23:19 UTC.

Camping & parking

Camping & parking near Lake Nordenskjöld

Campsites, parking, trailheads and mountain huts mapped in OpenStreetMap around Lake Nordenskjöld, nearest first, by straight-line distance. Check access, fees and permits locally.

Nearest campsite
Camping Los Cuernos
1.4 km NE · +2 more within 2.9 km
Directions Map
Nearest parking
3.2 km SSE
+2 more within 4.1 km
Directions Map

All mapped places 6

Place	Distance
Camping Los CuernosCampsite	1.4 km NE
Campamento FrancésCampsite	2.1 km WNW
Campamento ItalianoCampsite	2.9 km WNW
Parking	3.2 km SSE
Parking	3.5 km S
Mirador Salto GrandeParking	4.1 km S

Slope

Share of the 17.1 × 17.1 km view by steepness, from the 30 m model.

Mostly gentle: 54% of the view is under 15°.

Gentle, 0–15°

53.6%

Moderate, 15–30°

27.4%

Steep, 30–45°

14.6%

Cliffs, 45° and over

4.4%

Steeper than 30°: 19.0% of the 292 km² view
Relief in view: 2,537 m low point 32 m

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Grassland 32.8%Bare rock / sparse 24.7%Water 21.1%Snow & ice 11.5%Trees 9.3%Moss & lichen 0.6%

Snow & ice means glaciers and year-round snow (a yearly average), not today’s snow cover.

Nearby summits

Named peaks within 8.5 km of Lake Nordenskjöld.

Summit list 5

1Cuerno Este2,000 m 4.1 km NNW
2Cuerno Chico1,380 m 4.6 km NNW
3Cuerno Principal2,110 m 4.6 km NW
4Cuerno Norte2,200 m 5.0 km NW
5Cerro Máscara2,300 m 6.0 km NW

Wildlife

Wildlife seen nearby

Sightings of the most-seen species on iNaturalist (research grade) within 8.5 km; 330 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6

Chilean fire bush203
Guanaco180
Porcelain orchid138
Darwin's Slipper135
Mother-in-law Cushion125
Crested Caracara110

Where it sits

Where Lake Nordenskjöld sits

Nearby

Nearby places

More 1

Del Desierto Lake505 m223 km N

Downloads

Lake Nordenskjöld downloads: topographic map, heightmap, STL 3D model and DEM

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Print & wall

JPGLake Nordenskjöld satellite image (JPEG)Sentinel-2 true-colour image of the same area, taken 2026-03-22.

3D printing & 3D apps

GIS & GPS

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Sources

Data sources

Terrain: Produced using Copernicus WorldDEM-30 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved. The European Union, ESA, DLR and Airbus incur no liability for any use of this data and do not endorse this service.
Imagery: Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2026 (scene 2026-03-22)
Land cover: © ESA WorldCover project 2021 / Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2021) processed by ESA WorldCover consortium
Facts: Wikidata (CC0)
Wildlife: iNaturalist community observations, counts only
Panorama: Includes Copernicus WorldDEM-90 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved. The European Union, ESA, DLR and Airbus incur no liability for any use of this data and do not endorse this service.
Forecast: Weather forecast from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0)
Sources: Wikidata · GeoNames · Wikipedia

Lake Nordenskjöld

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