Cerro_de_Los_Inocentes

Cerro de Los Inocentes

Cerro de Los Inocentes

Mountain in Chile

Cerro de Los Inocentes (meaning "Hill of the Innocents" in Spanish) is the highest mountain in the Juan Fernández Islands, Valparaíso Region, Chile.[1] It is a nesting ground for the Stejneger's petrel.[3]

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Geography

This 1,268 m (4,160 ft) high peak rises above the western shore of Alejandro Selkirk Island, the largest and the westernmost island of the Juan Fernández Archipelago.[1] The mountain is smooth at the top with a cliff dropping steeply to the waters of the Pacific Ocean off its southwestern face.[1]

Some sources give higher elevations ranging from about 1,400 m (4,600 ft) to more than 1,600 m (5,200 ft).[4][5]

See also

References

  1. [1]
    Google Earth
  2. [2]
    "Isolation for Cerro de Los Inocentes". Peakbagger.
  3. [3]
    Stejneger's petrel - New Zealand Birds Online
  4. [4]
    The Geography and History of the Juan Fernández Archipelago
  5. [5]
    Cerro de Los Inocentes, Chile - Peakbagger


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