Cordillera Sarmiento

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Cordillera Sarmiento
Highest point
Peak La Dama Blanca
Coordinates Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Geography
Country Chile
State Magallanes Region

The Cordillera Sarmiento is a mountain range located in the Chilean Patagonia to the west of Puerto Natales named after Pedro Sarmiento de Gamboa, who was a Spanish explorer who navigated the region's waterways between 1579 and 1580. It extends in north-south direction on the western shore of the Fjord of the Mountains and parallel to the Cordillera Riesco. The highest mountain in this range is La Dama Blanca (The White Lady), with an elevation of 2,150 m (over 7000 feet), which is located at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.. It is a subrange of the Andes and has a number of small glaciers.

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