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Queulat National Park is a national park of Chile located in the Aysén del General Carlos Ibáñez del Campo Region. The park is bordered by the Cisnes River on the south side and is neighbor to Lago Rosselot National Reserve. It contains 1541sqkm of glacier-capped mountains and virgin evergreen forests.HistoryIn 1766, the Jesuit Father José García Alsue explored the area searching for the City of the Caesars.Park geographyLocal relief is dominated by the Patagonian Andes, with some elevations greater than 2000m above sea level. A portion of the Puyuhuapi Volcanic Group form part of the park, specifically the area south of the Lake Risopatrón. The park comprises two small ice fields, with glaciers of up to 12km long. The largest glaciated area is Queulat ice cap, which encompasses about 80sqkm and contains park's centerpiece, the Queulat Hanging Glacier. This ice cap is centered at, and is at an elevation of 1889m. The other ice cap covers an area of approximately 40sqkm and is centered at an unnamed summit at, at an elevation of 2255m. The main ice cap borders the northernmost part of the Puyuhuapi Channel called Ventisquero Sound.Other attractions in the park are the Queulat Sound, Father García and The Cóndor Falls, and Cat's Stone (Piedra del Gato).