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Huge Lake in Chile Disappears Overnight
In May 2007, a huge lake in Chile literally disappeared overnight. The only things left behind was a giant, 30 meter deep pit, icebergs, and dry soil!
All ofthe water and its contents were gone.  Despite the fact this strange incident took place more than two years ago, word is just now getting out about it.  As word is finally starting to spread acrossthe internet, UFO enthusiasts and paranomalists are putting forth theories as to how something like this could have happened.
This wasn’t a small lake or pond, either---it was approximately fivemiles long! Located in Patagonia, Chile, the last time geologists saw it was in March 2007 and nothing appeared strange or different about it at all.  What could have happened within just two shortmonths?  How could a giant lake disappear out of nowhere?  In addition to the lake simply vanishing, a river that flowed from the lake was reduced to a very small stream.
When this story first broke, manypeople thought it was just a hoax, and indeed it does seem too bizarre to be true.  It is true, however, despite how baffling it is.  Apparently the icebergs were still left behind---intact, despitethe fact that the water was gone. Geologists also report huge cracks at the bottom of the pit.  Did the water somehow drain through the cracks?  Was there some sort of earthquake?  Why then were theicebergs fine?
One glacier specialist, Andres Rivera, explained to a Chilean newspaper that the lake itself did not even exist three decades ago.  So, is it possible that the landscape in that part ofthe world is reforming itself?  Geologists and glacier specialists are currently doing tests to see what they can find out about the bizarre landscape in that area. 
While some are holding out tosee if there could be any scientific explanation about what happened, some media reports are trying to claim that the water was actually drained by UFO’s!  Is this just media sensationalism, or...