The Cerro Roma,[1][2][3] Cerro Vivod,[4][1] Cerro Bertrand (per the 1998 agreement),[5][6] or Agassiz Norte[7] is a mountain in the Andes, located on the border between Argentina and Chile, in the Patagonia region.[8][9][10] The mountain reaches 3,180 m a.s.l.[11][12] and is located near the westernmost point of Argentina, as defined by the 1998 agreement (49°57′52″S 73°30′09″W / 49.96444°S 73.50250°W DATUM WGS 84).
| Cerro Roma / Vivod / Bertrand / Agassiz Norte | |
|---|---|
  Cerro Roma / Vivod / Bertrand / Agassiz Norte | |
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| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 3,180 m (10,430 ft) |
| Coordinates | 49°57′52″S 73°30′09″W / 49.96444°S 73.50250°W |
| Naming | |
| Etymology | Named by Father Alberto María de Agostini |
| Geography | |
| Location | Southern Patagonian Ice Field |
| Countries | |
| Region | Patagonia |
| Parent range | Andes |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | Pedro Skvarca (1969) |
It is also called Agassiz Norte, distinguishing it from the nearby border peaks Cerro Agassiz and Cerro Agassiz Sur/Oasis.
On the Argentine side, the mountain is part of the Los Glaciares National Park in the Santa Cruz Province. On the Chilean side, it is part of the Bernardo O'Higgins National Park in the Magallanes and Chilean Antarctica Region.
Etymology
editThe mountain was named "Roma" by its discoverer and explorer, Father Alberto María de Agostini.[2]
History
editAfter the signing of the 1881 Treaty between Argentina and Chile, the border in the area was defined in 1898 by demarcation experts, Francisco Pascasio Moreno from Argentina and Diego Barros Arana from Chile. The Huemul was declared a boundary marker. The experts had no disagreements between Mount Fitz Roy and Cerro Stokes, unlike other territories that were submitted to arbitration in the 1902 award. The boundary was defined over the following mountain markers and their natural continuity: Fitz Roy, Torre, Huemul, Campana, Agassiz, Heim, Mayo, and Stokes.[13][14][15][6]
In 1998, the "Agreement between the Republic of Chile and the Republic of Argentina to define the boundary between Monte Fitz-Roy and Cerro Daudet" was signed, establishing Section A and part of Section B, leaving the area between Fitz Roy and Murallón pending.[5]
References
edit- ^ a b "Lago Argentino" (PDF). TecPetrol. 2016. Retrieved November 12, 2024.
In 1969, Jorge Skvarca and Mario Serrano climbed the ice-covered summit of Cerro Roma (3180 meters); they wanted to name it Cerro Vivod in memory of a friend who had recently disappeared in Tronador, but the toponym given by De Agostini had already been adopted, so they refrained to avoid confusion.
- ^ a b Ronald Mc Intyre Mendoza (January 1995). "CAMPO DE HIELO SUR. IMPORTANCIA GEOPOLITICA PARA CHILE" (PDF). Revista Marina.
Cerro Roma, also named by Father Agostini. (...) Cerro Roma was renamed Cerro Vivod in 1969 by J. L. Skavarca after its first ascent.
- ^ Louis Lliboutry (1956). "Nieves y glaciares de Chile: fundamentos de glaciología" (PDF). Universidad de Chile. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
South of the Altiplano Italia rises Cerro Roma, 3270 m, entirely covered in ice. This summit is mistakenly called Cerro Bertrand on the Preliminary Chart. The name Cerro Bertrand, according to De Agostini, refers to the mountain named "Cerro Agassiz 3170" on the Preliminary Chart, and Cerro Agassiz to the peak called "Cerro Agusis" on the North American Preliminary Chart, and "Oasis" (!) on the Chilean Preliminary Chart. (This refers to the great Swiss glaciologist, Louis Agassiz).
- ^ "South America, Chilean and Argentine Patagonia, Peaks above the Southern Patagonia Icecap". The American Alpine Club. 1969. Retrieved November 12, 2024.
- ^ a b "Agreement between the Republic of Chile and the Republic of Argentina to define the boundary between Monte Fitz-Roy and Cerro Daudet". December 1998.
- ^ a b Daniel Álvarez Soza (2021). "CAMPOS DE HIELO SUR. UNA CONTROVERSIA PENDIENTE DE LÍMITES ENTRE ARGENTINA Y CHILE". Universidad de La Serena. Archived from the original on December 31, 2022. Retrieved December 31, 2022.
- ^ http://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=8651
- ^ http://wikimapia.org/8757244/es/Cerro-Bertrand-o-Agassiz-Norte-3080-msnm-Hito-Argentina-Chile
- ^ "Archived Copy". Archived from the original on April 24, 2014. Retrieved June 29, 2013.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Daniel Álvarez Soza (2021). "CAMPOS DE HIELO SUR. UNA CONTROVERSIA PENDIENTE DE LÍMITES ENTRE ARGENTINA Y CHILE". Universidad de La Serena. Archived from the original on December 31, 2022. Retrieved December 31, 2022.
- ^ http://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=8650
- ^ "Archived Copy". Archived from the original on April 24, 2014. Retrieved April 13, 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Francisco Pascasio Moreno (1902). Frontera Argentino-Chilena - Volume II. pp. 905–911.
- ^ Arbitraje de Limites entre Chile i la Republica Arjentina - Esposicion Chilena - Volume IV. Paris. 1902. pp. 1469–1484.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Diego Barros Arana (1898). La Cuestion de Limites entre Chile i la Republica Arjentina. Santiago de Chile.
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