The Marconi Pass is a
mountain pass
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and a
border
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crossing between the
Republic of Argentina and the
Republic of Chile
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. It is located in the northeast of the
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 c ...
. The pass connects the commune of
O'Higgins in the
Aysén Region
The Aysén del General Carlos Ibáñez del Campo Region (, , '), often shortened to Aysén Region or Aisén,Examples of name usage1, official regional government site refers to the region as "Región de Aysén"., Chile's official meteorological ...
with the
Lago Argentino Department
Lago Argentino Department is a Departments of Argentina, department in Santa Cruz Province, Argentina, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina. It has a population of 7,500 (2001) and an area of 37,292 km2. The seat of the department is in El Calafate ...
in the
Province of Santa Cruz.
It serves as one of the entry points to the
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 Antárti ...
, monitored by
CONAF
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.
The pass lies near
Cerro Gorra Blanca and the Eduardo García Soto Chilean shelter, established in 2004 by the
Chilean Institute of Ice Fields.
The nearest settlements are
El Chaltén
El Chaltén is a small mountain village in Santa Cruz Province, Argentina. It is located on the riverside of Rio de las Vueltas, within the Los Glaciares National Park (section ''Reserva Nacional Zona Viedma'') near the base of Cerro Torre and ...
in Argentina and
Candelario Mancilla
Candelario Mancilla is a small settlement in the Aysén Region of southern Chile, located at the shores of the lake O'Higgins/San Martín.
It is 16 kilometers to the north from the border with Argentina (Landmark IV-0-B), and is a key point on th ...
in Chile.
See also
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Del Viento Pass
The Del Viento Pass (''Paso del Viento'' in Spanish) is a mountain pass located in the disputed area between Chile and Argentina in the Southern Patagonian Ice Field. The pass connects the ice field with the Argentine town of El Chaltén.
On th ...
*
Huemul Pass
Huemul Pass is a mountain pass located in the disputed area between Chile and Argentina in the Southern Patagonian Ice Field. The pass connects the Viedma Glacier with the Argentine town of El Chaltén.
On the Chilean side, it is part of the B ...
*
Southern Patagonian Ice Field dispute
The Southern Patagonian ice field dispute is a border dispute between Argentina and Chile over the delineation of the boundary line between the two countries on the Southern Patagonian Ice Field, a large expanse of glaciers located in the Patagon ...
References
Argentina–Chile border crossings
Mountain passes of the Andes
Geology of Aysén Region
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