Mount Tarn
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Monte Tarn  |
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 Snowy ascent |
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| Elevation | 825 m (2,707 feet) |
| Location | 70 km S of Punta Arenas, Chile |
| Range | Andes |
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| First ascent | 1827 by John Tarn |
Mount Tarn is a small mountain located on the southernmost part of the Strait of Magellan, about 70 km south of Punta Arenas, Chile. It is named after the surgeon John Tarn, who first ascended the mountain in February 1827 while traveling with Robert FitzRoy on the HMS Adventure (and with Phillip Parker King in the HMS Beagle), during their surveying voyage from 1826 to 1836.
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Mount Tarn Description & Route in AndesHandbook (in Spanish)
- Tarn ascent in blogger.com (in Spanish)
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