The Cisnes River (

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for ''

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'') is a

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located in the Aysén del General Carlos Ibáñez del Campo Region of the

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. It runs in east-west direction from the mountains near the border to

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and empties into the

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, near the town of Puerto Cisnes at

Puyuhuapi Channel Puyuhuapi (from the Mapudungun ''puye'', small fish and ''huapi'', island), also Cai Channel ( NGA UFI=-897934) is a sea channel separating Magdalena Island Magdalena may refer to: * Magdalena (given name), a given name derived from Mary Magd ...

. Its characteristic turquoise-blue color is due to the glacial sediments deposited in it. Moro River and Pinchado River are some of the major

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of the river.

References

Rivers of Chile Rivers of Aysén Region {{Chile-river-stub

See also

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