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Cerro de Los Inocentes
Mountain in Chile From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Cerro de Los Inocentes (meaning "Hill of the Innocents" in Spanish)[1] is the highest mountain in the Juan Fernández Islands, Valparaíso Region, Chile. Located on the remnant of a basaltic volcano from the Pleistocene in Alejandro Selkirk Island, the area was discovered by Europeans in 1574. The Stejneger's petrel uses the mountain as a burrowing ground.
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Geography
Cerro de Los Inocentes is 1,000 m (3,300 ft) above sea level and is located on Alejandro Selkirk Island, the western-most island of the Juan Fernández Islands in the Pacific Ocean.[2] The summit of the mountain is 1,319 m (4,327 ft) high.[3] It is the tallest mountain in the Juan Fernández Islands[4] and is located on the southern portion of Alejandro Selkirk Island.[5]
The island is located on the remnant of a basaltic volcano from the Pleistocene.[3]
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History
There is currently no known evidence of Polynesians or indigenous peoples inhabitating the island prior to the arrival of Europeans.[5] Europeans first arrived at Alexander Selkirk Island in 1574. In 1935, the entire island was declared a national park.[6]
Environment
The area has a warm temperate climate with a dry summer and wet winter. There are 75 flowering plant and 45 pteridophyte species native to Alexander Selkirk Island. Dicksonia externa and Histiopteris incisa are present on the mountain.[3] Aristotelia chilensis was introduced to the area in the 1930s. The valleys of the island were covered in a forest prior to the arrival of Europeans, but the slops of Cerro de Los Inocentes were not.[6] Stejneger's petrel burrow on the ridges of the mountain.[7]
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