Argentine Provinces.
Fonck Lake, Río Negro Province.
Third stamp in a set of 4, issued on 08.10.1977.
Face value: 30 Argentine pesos ley.
Printed by Casa de Moneda, Buenos Aires.
Printing: Offset lithography.
Print: 500,000 copies.
Size: 66 x 30 mm.
Catalogs
- Cefiloza No. 1320.
- Götig and Jalil No. 1798.
- Michel No. 1315.
- Scott No. 1154.
- StampWorld No. 1338.
- Stanley Gibbons No. 1572.
- Yvert et Tellier No. 1100.
Lake
Fonck, of glacial origin, is located within the Nahuel Huapi
National Park, in the department of Bariloche,
province of Río
Negro, at an altitude of 780 m (2,559 ft). It has an area of 4.82 km2 (1.86
sq mi) and occupies a valley surrounded by the Volcánico, Fonck and Hess
mountains; from its shores you can see Mount Tronador (visible on the
stamp), located about 15 km (9.32 mi). It belongs to the Manso river basin. It
is surrounded by Andean
Patagonian forest. It owes its name to the German-Chilean explorer Francisco Fonck, who
visited the region at the end of the 19th century.
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