Cerro Mayo
| Cerro Mayo | |
|---|---|
Cerro Mayo. | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 1,816 m (5,958 ft) |
| Geography | |
Location in Southern Patagonia | |
| Location | Southern Patagonian Ice Field |
| Country | Argentina |
Cerro Mayo[1] or de Mayo is a mountain in the Southern Patagonian Ice Field, in Santa Cruz Province, Argentina. It is part of Los Glaciares National Park. Prior to the 1998 agreement between Argentina and Chile, this hill was considered a border landmark by Chile and was established as a landmark by the surveyors of both countries in the 1898 protocol.[2]
Nearby is the Mayo Glacier, which is accessible from the Mayo Bay of Lake Argentino and the Cerro Negro.[3][4]
History
After the signing of the 1881 Treaty between Argentina and Chile, the boundary in the area was defined in 1898 by the boundary surveyors, Francisco Pascasio Moreno from Argentina and Diego Barros Arana from Chile. Huemul was declared a border landmark. The surveyors had no differences in the area between Mount Fitz Roy and Cerro Stokes, unlike other territories that were subject to arbitration in the 1902 arbitral award. The boundary was defined by the following mountain landmarks and their natural continuity: Mount Fitz Roy, Torre, Huemul, Campana, Agassiz, Heim, Mayo, and Stokes (nowadays Cervantes).[2][5][6][7][8]
On occasion, Mount Stokes has appeared on maps near the location of Cerro Mayo, leading some authors to postulate that Mayo is the Stokes identified by experts in 1898. However, according to a study by glaciologist Cedomir Marangunic, it is Cerro Cervantes that was identified as such. The original Stokes from the 1834 Fitz Roy expedition is nowadays Cerro Mitre.[5] The geographical location of Stokes has varied on maps over time.[9]
In 1998, the "Agreement between the Republic of Chile and the Republic of Argentina to determine the boundary line from Mount Fitz Roy to Cerro Daudet" was signed, defining section A and a small part of section B, with the area between Fitz Roy and the Murallón still pending.[10]
References
- ^ Prof. Reinaldo Börgel (1995). "Delimitation in the Southern Ice Field". Revista de Geografía Norte Grande. Retrieved April 21, 2020.
- ^ a b Francisco Pascasio Moreno (1902). Frontera Argentino-Chilena – Volumen II. pp. 905–911.
- ^ "Mayo Glacier". Glaciarium. Retrieved September 2, 2022.
- ^ "Mayo Glacier Spirit Trek". Rutas Chile. Retrieved September 2, 2022.
- ^ a b Ipinza Mayor, Juan Ignacio [in Spanish]; Marangunic Damanovic, Cedomir [in Spanish]; Murialdo Laport, Helios (2025). El límite internacional en el Campo de Hielo Patagónico Sur (in Spanish). ISBN 978-956-4238-97-5.
- ^ Arbitraje de Limites entre Chile i la Republica Arjentina – Esposicion Chilena – Tomo 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.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (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.
- ^ René Peri Fagerström. Has Geography Been Defeated?: The Arbitration of Laguna del Desierto, Southern Patagonian Ice Field. SERSICOM F&E Ltda., 1994. p. 150.
- ^ "Acuerdo entre la República de Chile y la República Argentina para precisar el recorrido del límite desde el Monte Fitz-Roy hasta el Cerro Daudet". December 1998.