Spanish America Or a Descriptive Historical And Geographical Account of the D
Spanish America Or a Descriptive Historical And Geographical Account of the D
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Is not far superior in altitude to those celebrated peaks.
It is true, that the Cordillera sinks very much after it has passed the confines of PERU, and that it continues to lower its lofty crest in running through the vast deserts of Atacama, in the kingdom of LA PLATA, and the upper districts of CHILI ; but no sooner has it passed these pro vinces, than it again assumes the same majestic form, and continues it in three parallel ridges, as far as the forty-fifth degree of south latitude, beyon...d which scarcely any thing 302 DESCRIPTION OF THE PLATE, &C.
is known of this enormous chain, excepting that its height is very great till it loses itself in the ocean of the south, opposite to Cape Pilares, the western entrance of the Straits of Magalhaens.
From its quitting COPIAPO, the most northerly province of CHILI, till it arrives opposite to the great island of CHILOL and the archipelago of Gu A YTECAS, is the space in which th* Cordillera is conjectured to attain an elevation superior to that of the equatorial ridges of POPAYAN and QUITO ; as in this space are the lofty peaks of the Descabezado, the Tupun- gato 9 Blanquillo, Manflos^ Longavi, Chilian, and the Car- cobado or Gibbous mountain; all of which rise so far supe rior to the lower limits of perpetual congelation, that not only Molina, but other travellers have imagined they must be higher than the equinoctial range, though un fortunately all those who have had the opportunity of seeing them, have either been ignorant of the methods of determining their altitudes, or have been engaged in such active employments as to have precluded them from making any other than slight and general observations.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
Is not far superior in altitude to those celebrated peaks.
It is true, that the Cordillera sinks very much after it has passed the confines of PERU, and that it continues to lower its lofty crest in running through the vast deserts of Atacama, in the kingdom of LA PLATA, and the upper districts of CHILI ; but no sooner has it passed these pro vinces, than it again assumes the same majestic form, and continues it in three parallel ridges, as far as the forty-fifth degree of south latitude, beyon...d which scarcely any thing 302 DESCRIPTION OF THE PLATE, &C.
is known of this enormous chain, excepting that its height is very great till it loses itself in the ocean of the south, opposite to Cape Pilares, the western entrance of the Straits of Magalhaens.
From its quitting COPIAPO, the most northerly province of CHILI, till it arrives opposite to the great island of CHILOL and the archipelago of Gu A YTECAS, is the space in which th* Cordillera is conjectured to attain an elevation superior to that of the equatorial ridges of POPAYAN and QUITO ; as in this space are the lofty peaks of the Descabezado, the Tupun- gato 9 Blanquillo, Manflos^ Longavi, Chilian, and the Car- cobado or Gibbous mountain; all of which rise so far supe rior to the lower limits of perpetual congelation, that not only Molina, but other travellers have imagined they must be higher than the equinoctial range, though un fortunately all those who have had the opportunity of seeing them, have either been ignorant of the methods of determining their altitudes, or have been engaged in such active employments as to have precluded them from making any other than slight and general observations.
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