The Countries of the World: Being a Popular Description of the Various Continents, Islands, Rivers, Seas, and Peoples of the Globe, Volumes 3-4Cassell, Petter & Galpin, 1892 |
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... feet ; the twin - peaked Illimani , 21,181 feet ; Sehama , 22,000 feet ; Chungara , somewhat less ; Chipicani , 18,898 feet ; Arequipa , 18,373 feet ; Chuquibamba , 21,000 feet ; Chimborazo , 21,424 feet ; and the volcanoes : Cotopaxi , ...
... feet ; the twin - peaked Illimani , 21,181 feet ; Sehama , 22,000 feet ; Chungara , somewhat less ; Chipicani , 18,898 feet ; Arequipa , 18,373 feet ; Chuquibamba , 21,000 feet ; Chimborazo , 21,424 feet ; and the volcanoes : Cotopaxi , ...
Page 93
... feet , Chimborazo , " the Mountain of Snow , " is 20,697 feet high , and though imposing from any point of view , can be best appreciated as seen from the Pacific : as yet its summit has never been reached , the highest point attained ...
... feet , Chimborazo , " the Mountain of Snow , " is 20,697 feet high , and though imposing from any point of view , can be best appreciated as seen from the Pacific : as yet its summit has never been reached , the highest point attained ...
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... feet ) is far exceeded by the Eucalyptus amygdalina ( p . 165 ) , or stringy bark . In Gipps Land , a fallen tree of this species measured 435 feet from the root to the highest point of the branches . Another fallen tree on the Black ...
... feet ) is far exceeded by the Eucalyptus amygdalina ( p . 165 ) , or stringy bark . In Gipps Land , a fallen tree of this species measured 435 feet from the root to the highest point of the branches . Another fallen tree on the Black ...
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