Cerro de Los Inocentes
Cerro de Los Inocentes (meaning "Hill of the Innocents" in Spanish) is the highest mountain in the Juan Fernández Islands, Valparaíso Region, Chile.[1] It is a nesting ground for the Stejneger's petrel.[2]
| Cerro de Los Inocentes | |
|---|---|
  Cerro de Los Inocentes | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 1,268 m (4,160 ft)[1] |
| Coordinates | 33°45′51″S 80°48′30″W[1] |
| Geography | |
| Location | Alejandro Selkirk Island, Chile |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | unknown |
Geography
This 1,268 m (4,160 ft) high peak rises above the western shore of Alejandro Selkirk Island, the largest and the westernmost island of the Juan Fernández Archipelago.[1] The mountain is smooth at the top with a cliff dropping steeply to the waters of the Pacific Ocean off its southwestern face.[1]
Some sources give higher elevations ranging from about 1,400 m (4,600 ft) to more than 1,600 m (5,200 ft).[3][4]
References
External links
- Simon G. Haberle, Late Quaternary Vegetation Dynamics and Human Impact on Alexander Selkirk Island, Chile - Journal of Biogeography Vol. 30, No. 2, Special Issue: Biogeography of Southeast Asia (Feb., 2003), pp. 239-255
- Isla Alejandro Selkirk travel - Lonely Planet
- temporal de viento en la isla Alejandro Selkirk, Chile.AVI
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