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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] |
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] |
Cerro Torre
Cerro Torre is one of the mountains of the Southern Patagonian Ice Field in South America. It is located on the border dividing Argentina and Chile, west of Fitz Roy (also known as Cerro Chaltén). At , the peak is the highest of a four mountain chain: the other peaks are Torre Egger (), Punta Herron, and Cerro Standhardt. The top of the mountain often has a mushroom of rime ice, formed by the constant strong winds, increasing the difficulty of reaching the actual summit. First ascent Cesare Maestri claimed in 1959 that he and Toni Egger had reached the summit and that Egger had been swept to his death by an avalanche while they were descending. Maestri declared that Egger had the camera with the pictures of the summit, but this camera was never found. Inconsistencies in Maestri's account, and the lack of bolts, pitons or fixed ropes on the route, have led most mountaineers to doubt Maestri's claim. In 2005, Ermanno Salvaterra, Rolando Garibotti and Alessandro Beltrami, after ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Torre Egger
Torre Egger is one of the peaks in the Southern Patagonian Ice Field in South America, located between Argentina and Chile,From Rodrigo Jordan, "Cerro Torre", in ''World Mountaineering'', Audrey Salkeld, editor, Bulfinch Press, , p. 156: Cerro Torre rises "on the border between Chile and Argentina." However, Chile and Argentina have long-standing border disputes. west of Cerro Chalten (or Fitz Roy). Torre Egger lies between Cerro Torre, the highest in a four mountain chainTorre Egger 2005, Huberbuam and Cerro Standhardt. It is named after the Austrian alpinist Toni Egger (1926–1959), who died while climbing on Cerro Torre.
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Herron Point
Herron may refer to: People *Herron (name) Places * Herron, Western Australia, Australia * Herron, Michigan, USA * Herron, Montana, USA * Herrön, Nynäshamn Municipality – an island in the Stockholm archipelago and Nynäshamn Municipality, Stockholm County, Sweden * – an island and settlement in Karlstad Municipality, Värmland County, Sweden * Herron Island, an island in central Case Inlet, Washington, U.S.A. * Herron Run, a creek in West Virginia, U.S.A. * Herron River, a river in Alaska, U.S.A. * Herron Glacier, a glacier in Alaska, U.S.A. Facilities and structures * Herron Airport (FAA id: 7G1), New Cumberland, West Virginia, U.S.A. * Herron station, an East Busway station on Herron Avenue, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. *Herron High School in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA *Herron School of Art Herron School of Art and Design, officially IU Herron School of Art and Design, is a public art school at Indiana University–Indianapolis (IUI) in Indianapolis, Indiana. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ernst Standhardt
Ernst is both a surname and a given name, the German, Dutch, and Scandinavian form of Ernest. Notable people with the name include: Surname * Adolf Ernst (1832–1899) German botanist known by the author abbreviation "Ernst" * Anton Ernst (born 1975), South African film producer * Alice Henson Ernst (1880-1980), American writer and historian * Bastian Ernst (born 1987), German politician * Britta Ernst (born 1961), German politician * Cornelia Ernst (born 1956), German politician * Edzard Ernst (born 1948), German-British academic * Emil Ernst (1889–1942), astronomer * Ernie Ernst (1924/25–2013), American judge * Eugen Ernst (1864–1954), German politician * Fabian Ernst (born 1979), German soccer player * Fedir Ernst (1891-1942), Ukrainian art historian * Gustav Ernst (born 1944), Austrian writer * Heinrich Wilhelm Ernst (1812–1865), Moravian violinist and composer * Jim Ernst (born 1942), Canadian politician * Jimmy Ernst (1920–1984), American painter, son of Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bernardo O'Higgins National Park
Bernardo O'Higgins National Park () is the largest of the protected areas in Chile, covering an area of , in both the Aysén del General Carlos Ibáñez del Campo Region, Aysén and Magallanes and Antartica Chilena Region, Magallanes and Antártica Chilena regions. Management of this and other national parks in Chile is entrusted to the ''National Forest Corporation (Chile), Corporación Nacional Forestal'' (CONAF). The park is named after General Bernardo O'Higgins, the first head of state of the Republic of Chile. Los Glaciares National Park (Argentina) and Torres del Paine National Park are its neighbours to the east, Laguna San Rafael National Park is located to the north, the Alacalufes National Reserve to the southwest, and the Katalalixar National Reserve to the northwest. History The earliest occupants of the area were the Alacalufe people, Alacaluf people. In 1830, the then-Captain Phillip Parker King on board HMS Beagle, HMS ''Beagle'' visited the Eyre Fjord. In June ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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] |
Magallanes And Chilean Antarctica 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 region of Chile. It comprises four provinces: Última Esperanza, Magallanes, 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 Antarctic territory claimed by Chile. Despite its large area, much of the land in the region is rugged or closed off for sheep farming, and is unsuitable for settlement. 80% of the population lives in the capital Punta Arenas, a major market city and one of the main hubs fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
