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Mount Darwin (Spanish: Monte Darwin) is a peak in Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego forming part of the Cordillera Darwin, the southernmost range of the Andes, just to the north of the Beagle Channel.

Mount Darwin
Bahía Pía
Highest point
Elevation	2,438 m (7,999 ft)
Coordinates	54°45′S 69°29′W
Geography
Mount Darwin Tierra del Fuego, Chile
Parent range	Andes
Climbing
First ascent	1970 by M. Andrews, N. Banks, M. Taylor, P. Radcliffe, P. James, N. Bennett and R. Heffernan[1]

Monte Darwin was for a long time considered as the highest peak in Tierra del Fuego, but that distinction corresponds to a nearby mountain unofficially named Monte Shipton (also somewhat confusingly referred to as Darwin or Agostini-Darwin), which is about 2,580 m (8,460 ft) high and is located at 54°39′33″S 69°35′54″W.[2][3] Both peaks are best climbed in late December, January, February and March. Monte Shipton was first climbed in 1962 by Eric Shipton, E. Garcia, F. Vivanco and C. Marangunic.[2]

Mount Darwin was given its name during the voyage of the Beagle by HMS Beagle's captain Robert FitzRoy to celebrate Charles Darwin's 25th birthday on 12 February 1834. A year earlier FitzRoy had named an expanse of water to the southwest of the mountain the Darwin Sound to commemorate Darwin's quick wit and courage in saving them from being marooned when waves from a mass of ice splitting off a glacier threatened their boats.

The mountain is part of Alberto de Agostini National Park. It is formed of crystalline schists and has massive glaciers down its steep southern slopes.

References

• Adrian Desmond and James Moore, Darwin (London: Michael Joseph, the Penguin Group, 1991). ISBN 0-7181-3430-3

External links

• Mount Darwin, a climbers challenge and the highest peak in Tierra del Fuego

На других языках

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[de] Monte Darwin

Der Monte Darwin (auch Cerro Darwin, beides auf deutsch Darwin-Berg) ist der höchste Berg des Feuerland-Archipels und liegt im chilenischen Teil der Hauptinsel. Nördlich vom Beagle-Kanal gelegen befindet sich der Monte Darwin in der Cordillera Darwin, der südlichsten der größeren Erhebungen der Anden. Der Berg besteht aus kristallinem Glimmerschiefer und ist vor allem an seinen Südhängen von Eisfeldern bedeckt.

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- [en] Mount Darwin (Andes)

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[es] Monte Darwin (Chile)

El monte Darwin es la segunda cumbre más alta de la isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego, con una altitud de 2438 msnm. Forma parte de un brazo meridional de la cordillera de los Andes, la Cordillera Darwin, justo al norte del canal Beagle. Está formada por esquistos cristalinos, y su ladera sur está cubierta de un pequeño campo de hielo. Se ubica en el sector chileno de la isla Grande.

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[fr] Mont Darwin (Chili)

Le mont Darwin, souvent confondu avec le mont Shipton, est un sommet culminant à 2 429 mètres d'altitude dans la cordillère Darwin en Terre de Feu. Situé en territoire chilien, au nord du canal Beagle, il fait partie de la cordillère des Andes (Amérique du Sud). Il est formé de schiste cristallin et des très gros glaciers couvrent ses pentes sud[2].

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[it] Monte Darwin

Il monte Darwin, spesso confuso con il monte Shipton, è la seconda vetta per altezza della Terra del Fuoco. Situata nella Cordillera Darwin, il segmento più meridionale della cordigliera andina, misura 2438 m; amministrativamente appartiene al Cile, trovandosi nella regione di Magellano e dell'Antartide Cilena.

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[ru] Дарвин (Анды)

Дарвин (исп. Monte Darwin) — гора на острове Огненная Земля одноимённого архипелага.

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