Desert Lake, Argentina

The Desert lake is an Argentine lake, located in the Santa Cruz Province. The lake, located near the Fitz Roy mount and the O'Higgins/San Martín Lake, has been the subject of a territorial dispute between Argentina and Chile, escalating to a small battle on 6 November 1965 when 40 to 90 members of the Argentine Gendarmerie fought against four Chilean Carabineros resulting in one lieutenant killed and a sergeant injured, both members of Carabineros, the dispute was solved favourably for Argentina in 1994. The lake is called "Lago del Desierto" in Argentina and "Laguna del Desierto" in Chile.

Map of Lago del Desierto, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina