Cordillera Darwin is located in the southwestern portion of Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego, entirely within the Chilean territory. It is part of the longest Andes range and includes the highest mountains in Tierra del Fuego, with elevations reaching over 2,000 m (6,600 ft); The ice field of the Cordillera Darwin covers an area greater than 2,300 square kilometres (890 sq mi).[2] The Darwin Range extends in a west–east direction from the Monte Sarmiento (located in the vicinity of Magdalena Channel) to Yendegaia Valley. It is bounded by the Almirantazgo Fjord on the north and the Beagle Channel on the south. The range is named after Charles Darwin and is the most important feature of Alberto de Agostini National Park, which includes a number of well-known glaciers including the Marinelli Glacier, which is now under prolonged retreat as of 2008.[3]
In October 2011, a team of French mountaineers from the French Army's Groupe Militaire de Haute Montagne announced the first crossing of the Cordillera Darwin in a 29-day trip which included an ascent of Mount Darwin, the highest peak in the range.[4]
cordillera, darwin, extensive, mountain, range, mantled, field, that, located, chile, highest, pointpeakmont, shiptonelevation2, geographycountrychilestatemagallanes, regionrange, coordinates54, contents, description, major, peaks, also, notes, external, links. The Cordillera Darwin is an extensive mountain range mantled by an ice field that is located in Chile 1 Cordillera DarwinHighest pointPeakMont ShiptonElevation2 469 m 8 100 ft GeographyCountryChileStateMagallanes RegionRange coordinates54 45 S 69 29 W 54 75 S 69 48 W 54 75 69 48 Contents 1 Description 2 Major peaks 3 See also 4 Notes 5 External linksDescription editCordillera Darwin is located in the southwestern portion of Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego entirely within the Chilean territory It is part of the longest Andes range and includes the highest mountains in Tierra del Fuego with elevations reaching over 2 000 m 6 600 ft The ice field of the Cordillera Darwin covers an area greater than 2 300 square kilometres 890 sq mi 2 The Darwin Range extends in a west east direction from the Monte Sarmiento located in the vicinity of Magdalena Channel to Yendegaia Valley It is bounded by the Almirantazgo Fjord on the north and the Beagle Channel on the south The range is named after Charles Darwin and is the most important feature of Alberto de Agostini National Park which includes a number of well known glaciers including the Marinelli Glacier which is now under prolonged retreat as of 2008 3 In October 2011 a team of French mountaineers from the French Army s Groupe Militaire de Haute Montagne announced the first crossing of the Cordillera Darwin in a 29 day trip which included an ascent of Mount Darwin the highest peak in the range 4 Major peaks edit nbsp Stoppani Glacier in Cordillera DarwinMonte Darwin Monte Sarmiento Monte Italia Monte Bove Monte Roncagli Monte Luis de Saboya Monte Della Vedova Monte BucklandSee also editAinsworth Bay Chile Cordillera Darwin Metamorphic ComplexNotes edit La Cordillera Darwin 2006 USGS 1999 C Michael Hogan 2008 Darwin Cordillera French mountaineers become first to cross Chilean range in historic climb Daily Telegraph October 5 2011 Retrieved 2011 10 06 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Cordillera Darwin C Michael Hogan 2008 Bahia Wulaia Dome Middens Megalithic Portal ed Andy Burnham United States Geological Survey USGS 1999 Southern Patagonia Icefield and Southernmost Andes Icefield Darwin exploration by the French explorer Christian Clot Darwin exploration In French nbsp This Magallanes and Antartica Chilena Region location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Cordillera Darwin amp oldid 1164599705, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
