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  Ice Trek - Patagonia - History
Argentineans, Hugo Corbella, Jorge Marticorena, Luis Costas ascend the SPI from Lago San Martin/OÕHiggins and head south to the Viedma Glacier descending to Lago Viedma.
North to south crossing from the Jorge Montt Glacier to Lago Argentino via the Upsala Glacier, a distance of 210 km.
Upon arriving at the Mayo Gap, Jorge is evacuated by the Chilean Navy and the expedition is abandoned.
patagonia.icetrek.com /history.html   (3879 words)

  
 Jorge Montt - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jorge Montt Álvarez (April 26, 1847 - October 8, 1922) was vice-admiral of the Chilean navy and president of Chile from 1891 to 1896.
Born in Casablanca, he led a civil war against President José Manuel Balmaceda to become provisional leader and eventually president.
He was a relative of previous Chilean president Manuel Montt, and future president Pedro Montt.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Jorge_Montt   (85 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: Jorge Montt
Jorge Montt Álvarez (April 26, 1847 - 1922) was vice-admiral of the Chilean navy and president of Chile from 1891 to 1896.
Manuel Montt Torres Manuel Montt Torres (1809 - 1880) was a Chilean political figure.
Pedro Montt Montt (1846 - August 16, 1910) was a Chilean political figure.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Jorge-Montt   (346 words)

  
 Jorge Montt - Encyclopedia.com
Montt, Jorge, 1846-1922, Chilean vice admiral, president of Chile (1891-96).
He was a distant relative of Manuel and Pedro Montt.
A leader in the ruinous civil war against Balmaceda, he commanded both the sea and land forces of the insurrectionists and, after the cessation of hostilities, he headed a provisional junta and then became president.
www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-Montt-Jo.html   (448 words)

  
 Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for Montt,
He was a minister under José Balmaceda but later joined Jorge Montt, a distant relative, in the overthrow of Balmaceda.
A vigorous opponent of the conservative government of Manuel Montt, he was sentenced to death for his part in the revolution of 1851-52, but escaped and spent some years in exile.
A liberal statesman, scholar, and author of several historical works, he took part in revolutions against the conservative regime of Manuel Montt and was twice exiled (1852-53, 1859-60).
www.encyclopedia.com /SearchResults.aspx?Q=Montt,   (878 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-21)
In 1891 forces known as Congressionalists, allied with the Roman Catholic clergy and led by naval officer Jorge Montt, organized a revolt against the government.
Montt became president, beginning a period of political stability.
In 1958 Jorge Alessandri Rodríguez was elected president on a platform favoring free enterprise and encouraging foreign investment.
www.siue.edu /~jbueno/COURSES/FL111C/AIDS/Topical_Index/Chilehis.htm   (527 words)

  
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Under the leadership of naval officer Captain Jorge Montt, the rebels, who termed themselves Congressionalists, seized the Chilean fleet and the rich nitrate provinces in the north.
As a concession to liberal sentiment in the country, Montt instituted several reforms, notably democratization of the executive department.
In 1958 Jorge Alessandri Rodríguez, a former senator and son of Arturo Alessandri Palma, heading a Conservative-Liberal coalition, was elected to the presidency on a platform favoring free enterprise and the encouragement of foreign investment.
www.galeon.com /eventolatino/ingles/historyin2.htm   (1990 words)

  
 President of Chile - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This led to a political system which was authoritarian and gave enormous powers to the president, who was chosen indirectly by a period of five years with reelection.
This system translated into four "decennial governments": José Joaquín Prieto, Manuel Bulnes, Manuel Montt and José Joaquín Pérez.
In 1871, a constitutional reform eliminated reelection and established a mandate of five years.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_Presidents_of_Chile   (570 words)

  
 1859. 2001. The Encyclopedia of World History
Montt nominated the more moderate José Joaquín Pérez (1800–89).
Congress called upon Capt. Jorge Montt (1846–1922) to take up arms against Pres.
Montt's forces occupied the north, thus securing nitrate revenues for the congress, and recruiting nitrate workers.
www.bartleby.com /67/1663.html   (464 words)

  
 Visible Earth: Recession of the Jorge Montt Glacier, Patagonia
Visible Earth: Recession of the Jorge Montt Glacier, Patagonia
The images above, and this animation, depict the thinning of Jorge Montt Glacier, in the northern part of the Southern Patagonia Icefield, South America.
As the scene morphs between the SRTM and 1975 topography, the contours move down the valley, indicating that the ice was thicker in 1975.
visibleearth.nasa.gov /view_rec.php?id=16610   (480 words)

  
 Jorge Montt -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-21)
Jorge Montt -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article
Jorge Montt Álvarez (1847 - 1922) was a (A republic in southern South America on the western slopes of the Andes on the south Pacific coast) Chilean naval officer and (additional info and facts about political figure) political figure.
He served as the (additional info and facts about president of Chile) president of Chile between 1891 and 1896.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/j/jo/jorge_montt.htm   (74 words)

  
 reglake photos
This will be a fifteen day trip February 18 to March 4, of 2004, starting in Puerto Montt and finishing in Puerto Natales.
We will meet flights in Puerto Montt on February 18 and transfer you to your Cabana in Puerto Varas.
The Southern Ice Field begins south of Tortel with Ventisquero Jorge Montt which will be our destination for the day.
groups.msn.com /reglakephotos/southernicecaptripfebruary2004.msnw   (473 words)

  
 The Collapse of Communism
Two of the candidates, Rios Montt and Jorge Serrano Elias are evangelical Christians.
General Rios Montt, the first Latin American president to openly declare himself a born-again believer, is running for office again.
Montt is generally credited with saving the country from anarchy during his short term in office and is supported by those who are weary of current government corruption.
www.forerunner.com /forerunner/X0810_Collapse_of_Communis.html   (1220 words)

  
 Probert Encyclopaedia: Ships (Aler-Am)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-21)
She carries two Aerospatiale SA 319B Alouette III helicopters for anti-submarine defence, and a crew of 26 officers and 174 men.
The Almirante Jorge Montt (formerly the RFA Tidepool) is a British built Chilean tanker of 8531 tons displacement.
She has a top speed of 18.3 knots, carries a crew of 110 and has a cargo capacity of 18000 tons of liquids.
www.probertencyclopaedia.com /R1AB.HTM   (1891 words)

  
 EO Newsroom: New Images - Recession of the Jorge Montt Glacier, Patagonia
A new study of the Patagonia Icefields in South America by NASA and Chile’s Centro de Estudios Cientificos concludes the icefields—the largest non-Antarctic ice masses in the Southern Hemisphere—are thinning at an accelerating pace, faster than other areas on the planet.
The Jorge Montt Glacier drains an area of 510 square kilometers (197 square miles) into Baja Jorge Montt in the Pacific Ocean.
The glacier’s ice is thinning most at low elevations, where air temperature is the highest.
earthobservatory.nasa.gov /Newsroom/NewImages/images.php3?img_id=16337   (464 words)

  
 Unofficial biography of Pedro Montt. Pedro Montt life and work. Pedro Montt contributions.
Pedro Montt Montt (June 29, 1849 - August 16, 1910) was a Chilean political figure.
He served as the president of Chile from 1906 to his death from a probable stroke in 1910.
He was the son of former Chilean president Manuel Montt.
www.mundoandino.com /Chile/Pedro-Montt   (74 words)

  
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 AllRefer.com - Jorge Montt (Chilean History, Biography) - Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-21)
AllRefer.com - Jorge Montt (Chilean History, Biography) - Encyclopedia
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Jorge Montt[hOr´hA mOnt] Pronunciation Key, 1846–1922, Chilean vice admiral, president of Chile (1891–96).
reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/M/Montt-Jo.html   (200 words)

  
 1891-96. 2001. The Encyclopedia of World History   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-21)
In retaliation, elite youths armed by the government massacred hundreds in the capital.
Pedro Montt y Montt (1849–1910) from the National Party was elected president.
Another wave of strikes shook the nation in 1907.
www.bartleby.com /67/1664.html   (219 words)

  
 JPL News -- South American Glaciers Melting Faster, Changing Sea Level
From 1995 through 2000, however, that rate of ice loss from the icefields more than doubled, to an equivalent sea level rise of 0.1 millimeters (0.004 inches) per year.
This animation depicts the thinning of Jorge Montt Glacier in the northern part of the Southern Patagonia Icefield, South America, between 1975 and 2000.
It was created using data from NASA's Shuttle Radar Topography Mission and the Landsat Thematic Mapper.
www.jpl.nasa.gov /releases/2003/138.cfm   (857 words)

  
 Glaciar Upsala: Nuevo Fraude de Greenpeace   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-21)
On his part, Dr. Jorge Ravassa, from the CONICET, uses the opportunity to "carry water to his own mill", asking more money for research – from where it takes the bread for his family table.
Juan Casavelos, from the non-governmental organization, told Clarín: "At national level, we demand that the government impulse the generation of renewable energies, like wind power, for replacing the use of oil, gas and carbon, that increased carbon dioxide".
Jorge Rabassa, a researcher form the Conicet that went along with the environmentalists in their January campaign in Patagonia, said that "funds are needed for research in detail the human influence in state of the glaciers".
mitosyfraudes.8k.com /Ingles3/UpsalaEng.html   (2786 words)

  
 Turismo en Sur de Chile y sus Lagos : Viajes y Tours a Puerto Varas, Puerto Montt y Bariloche
Puerto Montt, Puerto Varas, Frutillar, Lago Llanquihue, Saltos de Petrohue y otros atractivos de Chile.
Cruce lagos en Ferry, conozca Peulla hasta llegar a Bariloche, Argentina.
Visita a Puerto Montt, Puerto Varas y su maravilloso Lago Llanquihue.
www.visitchile.com /paquete_muestra.asp?codigo_zona=3&idioma=ing   (553 words)

  
 Paddling The Pathways Of Patagonia: Deep In The Heart Of Patagonia ~ by Kyle Hammons
Five days of skirting the coast and passing icebergs on open water brought us to Jorge Montt Glacier, the northern terminus of the Southern Patagonia Icefield.
Bounded on one side by the Andes and the Pacific Ocean on the other, the world’s largest non-polar expanse of ice extends for 225 miles and, at its widest point, is almost sixty miles across.
This spectacle would become commonplace in our Patagonia fantasyland during several days at Jorge Montt Glacier, as would the army of icebergs which surrounded our camp and changed their position every couple of hours.
www.escapeartist.com /efam/69/Travels_To_Patagonia.html   (1873 words)

  
 About
Late in 1996 I raised the money and support to attemt a new expedition, formend only by Chileans, so we went with Rodrigo Fica and Jorge Crossley, but we run the same bad luck and again we exit the Ice Cap in the Peel Fiord.
On October 24, 1998, Pablo Besser (expedition leader), Mauricio Rojas, Jose Pedro Montt and I stood at the starting point of the Ice Cap, the Jorge Montt Glacier.
Without mechanical help or human contact, we began an almost-unsupported expedition (we had one cache in me middle left there by us) walking day by day, carrying 100 kilos each, combating humidity, crevasses, storms, wind and a stark landscape.
www.transpatagonica.freeservers.com /about.html   (772 words)

  
 Jorge Montt — FactMonster.com
A leader in the ruinous civil war against
An honest but undistinguished administrator, he was only superficially involved with the program of fiscal and political reforms instituted during his presidency.
Pedro Montt - Montt, Pedro Montt, Pedro, 1848–1910, president of Chile (1906–10).
www.factmonster.com /ce6/people/A0833896.html   (140 words)

  
 The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition: Montt, Jorge @ HighBeam Research
The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition: Montt, Jorge @ HighBeam Research
MONTT, JORGE [Montt, Jorge], 1846-1922, Chilean vice admiral, president of Chile (1891-96).
Our archive contains millions of documents from thousands of sources and goes back over 23 years.
highbeam.com /library/doc0.asp?DOCID=1E1:Montt-Jo&...   (139 words)

  
 USGS P 1386-I -- Chile and Argentina - Wet Andes: History   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-21)
As for glaciers that calve into lakes or that lack a calving front, their mean AAR in 1986 was 0.736.
The three glaciers of this kind that had the largest recession between 1945 and 1986 are Glaciar Lucía, whose AAR increased from 0.66 to 0.72, Glaciar Greve (0.62 to 0.67), and the west stream of Glaciar Jorge Montt (0.70 to 0.75 for the entire glacier).
In contrast, with smaller AAR's of 0.62, Glaciar Tyndall had a normal recession, and Glaciar Grey, a small one.
pubs.usgs.gov /prof/p1386i/chile-arg/wet/historic.html   (3699 words)

  
 Patagonia Zoom In @ National Geographic Magazine
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Ousland pulls a kayak sled up the Jorge Montt Glacier leading to the ice field plateau.
It was an exhausting climb, with the weight of the kayak making every bump on the slope a nightmare.
magma.nationalgeographic.com /ngm/0408/feature4/zoom6.html   (45 words)

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