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Chaltén Mountain Range Natural Site
The Chaltén Mountain Range Natural Site () is a natural site part of the Bernardo O'Higgins National Park in the Magallanes and Chilean Antarctica Region, Chile. It is located between the boundary demarcated by the 1994 arbitration award and section B of the 1998 agreement between Argentina and Chile. It has an area of . It is located in between Mount Fitz Roy and the Torre Mountain Range covering the northern part of the basin of the Torre Glacier. Within the natural site, the Fitz Roy (3,406 meters above sea level), Pollone, Piergiorgio mountains, as well as, the Standhardt, Desmochada, Silla needle, Domo Blanco, Bífida needle, Cuatro Dedos needle, CAT needle, point Anna, point Mujer as well as the Italian pass and part of the Fitz Roy North and Torre glaciers stand out in the Chaltén mountain range. The nature reserve was created by Resolution No. 74 of February 27, 2014 by the National Forest Corporation which also created the Pío XI Glacier natural site in the na ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Magallanes And Chilean Antártica Region
The Magallanes Region (), officially the Magallanes y la Antártica Chilena Region () or Magallanes and the Chilean Antarctica Region in English, is one of Chile's 16 first order administrative divisions. It is the southernmost, largest, and second least populated Regions of Chile, region of Chile. It comprises four provinces of Chile, provinces: Última Esperanza Province, Última Esperanza, Magallanes Province, Magallanes, Tierra del Fuego Province, Chile, Tierra del Fuego, and Antártica Chilena. The region takes its name from the Strait of Magellan which runs through it, which was in turn named after Ferdinand Magellan, the leader of the European expedition that discovered it. Magallanes's geographical features include Torres del Paine, Cape Horn, Tierra del Fuego island, and the Strait of Magellan. It also includes the Chilean Antarctic Territory, Antarctic territory claimed by Chile. Despite its large area, much of the land in the region is rugged or closed off for sheep f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cerro Piergiorgio
Cerro Piergiorgio is a mountain at the border between Argentina and Chile, on the Chilean side its on the Chaltén Mountain Range Natural Site in the Bernardo O'Higgins National Park. Its altitude is 2719 m. It is in Patagonia, in the Chilean Magallanes and Antártica Chilena region and in the Argentinian province of Santa Cruz, near the Argentinian village of El Chaltén. On the Chilean side it is located in the Bernardo O'Higgins National Park, being its eastern side in the Chaltén Mountain Range Natural Site, which is an integral part of the park. Previously Chile claimed the entire mountain, but after the arbitration decision of the dispute of the Desert Lagoon in 1994, the limit was defined in the hill, being recognized as a binational landmark by both countries. Toponomy The mountain was baptized by the Salesian missionary Alberto Maria de Agostini, during one of his first explorations of the surrounding area in the summer of 1935, in honor of Pier Giorgio Frassati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Protected Areas Of Magallanes Region
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Los Glaciares National Park
Los Glaciares National Park () is a federal protected area in Santa Cruz Province, Argentina. The park covers an area of , making it the largest national park in the country. Established on 11 May 1937, it hosts a representative sample of Magellanic subpolar forest and west Patagonian steppe biodiversity in good state of conservation. In 1981, it was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. The park's name refers to the giant ice cap in the Andes, the largest outside of Antarctica, Greenland and Iceland, feeding 47 large glaciers, of which 13 flow towards the Pacific Ocean. In other parts of the world, glaciers start at a height of at least above mean sea level, but due to the size of the ice cap, these glaciers begin at only , sliding down to . Los Glaciares borders Torres del Paine National Park to the south in Chilean territory. Geography Los Glaciares, of which 30% is covered by ice, can be divided in two parts, each corresponding with one of the two elongated big ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Southern Patagonian Ice Field
The Southern Patagonian Ice Field (), located at the Southern Patagonic Andes between Chile and Argentina, is the world's second largest contiguous extrapolar ice field. It is the bigger of two remnant parts of the Patagonian Ice Sheet, which covered all of southern Chile during the last glacial period, locally called the Llanquihue glaciation. Geography The Southern Patagonian Ice Field extends from parallels 48° 15′ S to 51° 30′ S for approximately , and has an approximate area of , of which belong to Chile and belong to Argentina. The ice mass feeds dozens of glaciers in the area, among which are the Upsala (), Viedma () and Perito Moreno () in the Los Glaciares National Park in Argentina, and the Pío XI Glacier or Bruggen Glacier (, the largest in area and longest in the southern hemisphere outside of Antarctica), O'Higgins (), Grey () and Tyndall () in Chile. The glaciers going to the west flow into the fjords of the Patagonian chan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Circo De Los Altares
The Circo de los Altares is a cirque glacier of the Patagonian Andes, located in the Southern Patagonian Ice Field, where Mount Torre and Mount Fitz Roy can be seen from its western sides. It is located within the Area in dispute between Chile and Argentina with the border being defined in the northern area of the site. It is located within the Bernardo O'Higgins National Park in the Magallanes and Chilean Antarctica Region and in the Argentine part (in dispute) in the Los Glaciares National Park in the Santa Cruz Province. The tours to the site are made from the Argentine town of El Chaltén, passing through the Paso Marconi until reaching the site. Tours are also offered from the Chilean town of Villa O'Higgins. To the east of the Torre Mountain Range the Chaltén Mountain Range Natural Site, which is also part of the Bernardo O'Higgins National Park, can be found. In 2021 there was a controversy since CONAF (from Chile) installed a dome in the place which its southern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sunset On Fitz Roy
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Sitio Natural Cordillera Del Chaltén, Chile
A ''sitio'' (Spanish for "site") in the Philippines is a territorial enclave that forms part of a barangay. Typically rural, a ''sitio'''s location is usually far from the center of the barangay itself and could be its own barangay if its population were high enough. ''Sitios'' are similar to ''puroks'', but the latter are more urban and closer to the center of the barangay, especially the barangay hall. The term is derived from the Spanish word ''sitio'' meaning "place". During the Spanish colonial period the colonial government employed the ''reducción'' policy, allowing the remapping of various settlements. Several far-flung hamlets were identified, named, and organized into "sitios" so that municipalities and cities could more easily be governed through the barangay system, then known as the ''barrio'' system. A ''sitio'' does not have an independent administration; it is established purely for organizational purposes only. See also * Purok * Poblacion * Barangay * P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Forest Corporation
The National Forest Corporation or CONAF (Corporación Nacional Forestal) is a Chilean State-owned private non-profit organization, through which the Chilean state contributes to the development and sustainable management of the country's forest resources. CONAF is overseen and funded by the Ministry of Agriculture of Chile. It administers the forest policies of Chile and promotes the development of the sector with sustainable forest management. CONAF is also the governing body of all the national parks of Chile, including those without forests or major vegetation, such as Llullaillaco National Park and others in the Atacama Desert. History CONAF was created on May 13, 1970 as the "Reforestation Corporation" or COREF (Corporación de Reforestación'). In 1972 it acquired its current powers, structure and name. In 1976 it adopted Forestín, a coypu, as its mascot. In 1984, under Chilean law Nº 18,348, a move was made to modify the private corporation status of CONAF and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cerro Domo Blanco
The Cerro Domo Blanco is a glacier-covered mountain of the Southern Patagonian Ice Field in Patagonia, located on the border between Chile and Argentina. It lies west of Mount Fitz Roy, east of Cerro Rincón, and in the northern part of the Circo de los Altares. It stands at an altitude of . On the Chilean side, it is part of the Bernardo O'Higgins National Park, while its eastern side lies within the Chaltén Mountain Range Natural Site The Chaltén Mountain Range Natural Site () is a natural site part of the Bernardo O'Higgins National Park in the Magallanes and Chilean Antarctica Region, Chile. It is located between the boundary demarcated by the 1994 arbitration award and se ..., which is part of the park. Chile previously claimed the entirety of the mountain. However, following the arbitration ruling in the Laguna del Desierto dispute in 1994, the boundary was set on the mountain, recognizing it as a binational landmark by both countries. References Mountains ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cerro Standhardt
The Cerro Standhardt is a mountain within the disputed area between Chile and Argentina. It is the tallest of a chain of four peaks, which also includes Cerro Torre, Torre Egger, and Herron Point. The mountain is named after German photographer and naturalist Ernst Standhardt (1888–1967). The peak is part of the Bernardo O'Higgins National Park on the Chilean side and Los Glaciares National Park on the Argentine side. Administratively, it lies in the Magallanes and Chilean Antarctica Region in Chile and the Santa Cruz Province in Argentina. Its height is 2,730 meters above sea level. Etymology This peak was named after German photographer Ernst Standhardt (1888–1967), who was in Patagonia from the 1930s to the 1960s, photographing people to make a living. Standhardt captured some of the earliest photos of these mountains, while the foreman for pioneer Andreas Madsen. Ascents British climbers Brian Hall and John Whittle reached 20 meters below the summit in 197 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
