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Encyclopedia > Cerro Castillo Dynevor
Cerro Castillo
Elevation 1100 m (3,383 feet)
Location 120 km NW of Punta Arenas, Chile
Range Andes
Coordinates 52°35′S 72°26′WCoordinates: 52°35′S 72°26′W

Cerro Castillo mountain, also known as Castillo Dynevor is located on the Northwest coast of Skyring Sound, in Magallanes Region, Chile. It's named after it's resemblance with Dynevor Castle in Wales, which was noticed by British explorers in 1830. Image File history File links Flag_of_Chile. ... A topographical summit is a point on a surface which is higher in elevation than all points immediately adjacent to it. ... NW may stand for: Network Networth No Worries New Wave (music genre) Nidwalden Norfolk and Western Railroad (AAR reporting mark NW) North Rhine-Westphalia Northwest Airlines Northwest, one of the 4 ordinal directions, in weather forecasting and geography Nuclear Warfare This is a disambiguation page, a list of pages that... City of Punta Arenas Punta Arenas in Tierra del Fuego Sunrise view of the Strait of magellan Punta Arenas is the main city on the Strait of Magellan and the capital of the Región de Magallanes y la Antártica Chilena, Chile, and depending on the definition of city... The Himalaya as seen from the International Space Station A mountain range is a group of mountains bordered by lowlands or separated from other mountain ranges by passes or rivers. ... Planes view of the Andes, Peru. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ... ... This article is about the country. ...


It's access is quite harsh due to the nature that all roads end about 30 kms from it, and the rest of the way must be done either on a 4x4 vehicle, motorcycle, horse or on foot, either way the appropriate track is just by the shore, not through the woods, as they are too dense.


The ascent is initially blocked by Ñirres (Nothofagus antarctica), which makes advance extremely slow. Following the wooden zone, vast masses of peat moss come across and, the final part is a mix between loosen rocks, snow and ice. The Nothofagus Antarctica is commonly called the Southern or Antarctic Beech or the nire. ... Species See text Sphagnum is a genus of mosses commonly called peat moss due to its prevalence in peat bogs. ...


This place is nowadays part of María Consuelo Estancia.



 
 

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