Cordillera Darwin

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Cordillera Darwin
Range
NASA oblique image
Country	Chile
State	Magallanes Region
Highest point	Mount Darwin

The Cordillera Darwin is short mountain range mantled by an ice field. It 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. 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.

[edit] Major peaks

• Monte Darwin
• Monte Sarmiento
• Monte Italia
• Monte Bove
• Monte Roncagli
• Monte Luis de Saboya
• Monte Della Vedova
• Monte Buckland

[edit] References

• http://pubs.usgs.gov/pp/p1386i/chile-arg/wet/southpat.html
• http://www.ultimaterra.com/uc2006/cdapresentation.html (In French)
• http://www.difrol.cl/0103.htm (In Spanish)
• Patagonia Expedition Race