Cerro de Los Inocentes (meaning "Hill of the
Innocents" in
Spanish
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) is the highest
mountain
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in the
Juan Fernández Islands
The Juan Fernández Islands () are a sparsely inhabited series of islands in the South Pacific Ocean, reliant on tourism and fishing. Situated off the coast of Chile, they are composed of three main volcanic islands: Robinson Crusoe Island, R ...
,
Valparaíso Region
The Valparaíso Region (, ) is one of Chile's 16 Regions of Chile, first order administrative divisions.Valparaíso Region, 2006 With the country's second-highest population of 1,790,219 , and fourth-smallest area of , the region is Chile's sec ...
,
Chile
Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in western South America. It is the southernmost country in the world and the closest to Antarctica, stretching along a narrow strip of land between the Andes, Andes Mountains and the Paci ...
.
It is a nesting ground for the
Stejneger's petrel
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This species is highly pelagic, rarely approaching land, except t ...
.
Geography
This high peak rises above the western shore of
Alejandro Selkirk Island
Alejandro Selkirk Island (), previously known as Más Afuera (Farther Out (to Sea)) and renamed after the marooned sailor Alexander Selkirk, is the largest and most westerly island in the Juan Fernández Archipelago of the Valparaíso Region of ...
, the largest and the westernmost island of the Juan Fernández Archipelago.
The mountain is smooth at the top with a cliff dropping steeply to the waters of the
Pacific Ocean
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off its southwestern face.
Some sources give higher elevations ranging from about to more than .
Cerro de Los Inocentes, Chile - Peakbagger
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See also
*List of islands by highest point
This is a list of islands in the world ordered by their highest point; it lists island, islands with peaks by elevation. At the end of this article continent, continental landmasses are also included for comparison.
Island countries and territor ...
*List of mountains in Chile Mountains by elevation
Mountains by region Arica and Parinacota Region
*Acotango
*Aritinca
*Cerro Capurata, Capurata
*Wallatiri, Guallatiri
*Parinacota Volcano, Parinacota
*Pomerape
*Taapaca
*Tacora
Tarapacá Region
*Cerro Alto Toroni, Alto Tor ...
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. 239-255Isla Alejandro Selkirk travel - Lonely Planettemporal de viento en la isla Alejandro Selkirk, Chile.AVI
Cerro de Los Inocentes
Alejandro Selkirk Island
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