Monte Buckland is a prominent peak in
Alberto de Agostini National Park, in the
Chile
Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in the western part of South America. It is the southernmost country in the world, and the closest to Antarctica, occupying a long and narrow strip of land between the Andes to the eas ...
an portion of
Tierra del Fuego
Tierra del Fuego (, ; Spanish for "Land of the Fire", rarely also Fireland in English) is an archipelago off the southernmost tip of the South American mainland, across the Strait of Magellan. The archipelago consists of the main island, Isla ...
. It towers over a narrow peninsula between
Agostini Fjord and Fitton bay, which is an eastward projection of the Gabriel Channel, which separates
Dawson Island
Dawson Island () is an island in the Strait of Magellan that forms part of the Tierra del Fuego archipelago, 100 km south of the city of Punta Arenas in Chile, and part of the Municipality of Punta Arenas. It is located southeast of Brunswic ...
from
Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego
Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego ( English: ''Big Island of the Land of Fire'') also formerly ''Isla de Xátiva''Phillip Parker King
Rear Admiral Phillip Parker King, FRS, RN (13 December 1791 – 26 February 1856) was an early explorer of the Australian and Patagonian coasts.
Early life and education
King was born on Norfolk Island, to Philip Gidley King and Anna J ...
's description of the mountain:
Monte Buckland was climbed in 2012 by a German expedition after several decades since its first ascent.
References
Mountains of Chile
Mountains of Magallanes Region
Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego
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