Cerro Agassiz

Cerro Agassiz^[1][2] or formerly Cerro Bertrand^[3][4] is a mountain in the Andes, located on the border between Argentina and Chile, in the Patagonia region. It stands at an elevation of 3,177 meters.

Cerro Agassiz
Cerro Agassiz Location in Southern Patagonia
Highest point
Elevation	3,177 m (10,423 ft)
Coordinates	49°57′39.90208″S 73°27′4.86976″W
Naming
Etymology	Named after Swiss glaciologist Louis Agassiz
Geography
Location	Southern Patagonian Ice Field
Countries	Argentina  Chile
Region	Patagonia
Parent range	Andes

On the Argentine side, the mountain is part of Los Glaciares National Park in Santa Cruz Province. On the Chilean side, it is part of Bernardo O'Higgins National Park in the Magallanes and Chilean Antarctic Region.

In 1898, experts identified the mountain as Agassiz.^[5][6][7] In some maps, the current Cerro Tomek (2940 meters in Lliboutry's map),^[3][8][9] or Roma (3270 meters in Lliboutry's map)^[3][9] or Agassiz Sur as Agassiz.^[10]

Etymology

The mountain was named in honor of Swiss glaciologist Louis Agassiz.^[3]

History

After the signing of the 1881 Treaty between Argentina and Chile, the border in the area was defined in 1899 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.^[5][6][7][1]

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.^[11]