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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 |
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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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⚫ | '''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]]. |
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|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 |
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*[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] |
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* [http://earth-info.nga.mil/gns/html/cntry_files.html Earth Info, ''earth-info.nga.mil'' webpage] |
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[[Category:Fjords of Chile]] |
[[Category:Fjords of Chile]] |
Revision as of 18:19, 14 January 2013
54°26′S 70°26′W / 54.433°S 70.433°W
The maps shows the Beagle Channel (down), Cockburn Channel (horiz. waterway in the middle) and Magdalena Channel (vertical waterway) |
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
- ^ USGS. "Southwestern Tierra del Fuego map". Retrieved 2007-10-07.
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