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Coordinates: 54°26′S 70°26′W / 54.433°S 70.433°W / -54.433; -70.433
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[[Image:Seno Agostini.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Águila Glacier area.]]
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'''Agostini Fjord''', also known as Agostini Sound, is a [[fjord]] in [[Tierra del Fuego]] that separates two branches of the [[Cordillera Darwin]], the ''Cordón Navarro'' in the southwest and the mountain range that includes [[Monte Buckland]] in the northeast. It is named after the Italian explorer [[Alberto María de Agostini]].
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The latter range contains some of the most rugged peaks in southern [[Chile]] and the former is a mostly ice-covered range. It is located at {{coord|54|26|S|70|26|W|}}<ref name="nga"> Earth Info, ''earth-info.nga.mil'' webpage: [http://earth-info.nga.mil/gns/html/cntry_files.html]</ref> and is connected to [[Magdalena Channel]] via ''Keats Sound''.<ref name=usgs>{{cite web
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The maps shows the [[Beagle Channel]] (down), [[Cockburn Channel]] (horiz. waterway in the middle) and [[Magdalena Channel]] (vertical waterway)
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[[Image:Seno Agostini.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Águila Glacier area.]]
'''Agostini Fjord''', also known as Agostini Sound (Spanish: seno Agostini), is a [[fjord]] in [[Tierra del Fuego]] that separates two branches of the [[Cordillera Darwin]], the ''Cordón Navarro'' in the southwest and the mountain range that includes [[Monte Buckland]] in the northeast. It is named after the Italian explorer [[Alberto María de Agostini]].
The latter range contains some of the most rugged peaks in southern [[Chile]] and the former is a mostly ice-covered range. It connected to [[Magdalena Channel]] via ''Keats Sound''.<ref name=usgs>{{cite web
|title=Southwestern Tierra del Fuego map |url=http://pubs.usgs.gov/prof/p1386i/chile-arg/wet/fig40.html
|title=Southwestern Tierra del Fuego map |url=http://pubs.usgs.gov/prof/p1386i/chile-arg/wet/fig40.html
|author=[[USGS]]
|author=[[USGS]]
|accessdate=2007-10-07}}</ref>
|accessdate=2007-10-07}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.geo.de/GEO/fotografie/fotoshows/1050.html?t=img&p=19&pageview= Photo]
* [http://www.geo.de/GEO/fotografie/fotoshows/1050.html?t=img&p=19&pageview= Photo]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20120504031911/http://earth-info.nga.mil/gns/html/cntry_files.html Earth Info, ''earth-info.nga.mil'' webpage]


[[Category:Fjords of Chile]]
[[Category:Fjords of Chile]]
[[Category:Geography of Magallanes and Antártica Chilena Region]]
[[Category:Bodies of water of Magallanes Region]]
[[Category:Tierra del Fuego]]
[[Category:Landforms of Tierra del Fuego]]



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Latest revision as of 01:30, 1 June 2020

54°26′S 70°26′W / 54.433°S 70.433°W / -54.433; -70.433

Located in north central Colorado, which is just west of the center of the U.S.

The maps shows the Beagle Channel (down), Cockburn Channel (horiz. waterway in the middle) and Magdalena Channel (vertical waterway)

Águila Glacier area.

Agostini Fjord, also known as Agostini Sound (Spanish: seno Agostini), is a fjord in Tierra del Fuego that separates two branches of the Cordillera Darwin, the Cordón Navarro in the southwest and the mountain range that includes Monte Buckland in the northeast. It is named after the Italian explorer Alberto María de Agostini. The latter range contains some of the most rugged peaks in southern Chile and the former is a mostly ice-covered range. It connected to Magdalena Channel via Keats Sound.[1]

References

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  1. ^ USGS. "Southwestern Tierra del Fuego map". Retrieved 2007-10-07.
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