The National Geographic Magazine, Volume 3National Geographic Society, 1892 - Geography |
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The prominent features of South America are its long ranges of mountains — next to the Himalayas the highest in the world , — its great valley , and its immense plateau extending from the Straits of Magellan to the Caribbean sea .
The prominent features of South America are its long ranges of mountains — next to the Himalayas the highest in the world , — its great valley , and its immense plateau extending from the Straits of Magellan to the Caribbean sea .
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In the southern part of Peru and upper Chili there is a broad sierra or plateau , at an elevation of from twelve to fourteen thousand feet . The streams that rise in this sierra either empty into salt or alkaline lakes or sink into the ...
In the southern part of Peru and upper Chili there is a broad sierra or plateau , at an elevation of from twelve to fourteen thousand feet . The streams that rise in this sierra either empty into salt or alkaline lakes or sink into the ...
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Lake Titicaca , the largest lake of South America , is on a plateau between twelve and thirteen thousand feet in height , the most elevated table land on the globe , excepting Thibet . This lake is surrounded by lofty , snow - clad ...
Lake Titicaca , the largest lake of South America , is on a plateau between twelve and thirteen thousand feet in height , the most elevated table land on the globe , excepting Thibet . This lake is surrounded by lofty , snow - clad ...
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A strip of land with 1200 miles of sea coast , without a natural harbor , and 200 to 300 miles wide , consisting of a plain , mountains , a plateau , and still another range of mountains — this is Peru . In the west , where the rain ...
A strip of land with 1200 miles of sea coast , without a natural harbor , and 200 to 300 miles wide , consisting of a plain , mountains , a plateau , and still another range of mountains — this is Peru . In the west , where the rain ...
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The first , called the Oroya or Central railroad , 111 miles in length , starts from Callao on the Pacific , and crosses the Andes , at an elevation of nearly 15,000 feet , to the plateau between the Andes and the Cordilleras .
The first , called the Oroya or Central railroad , 111 miles in length , starts from Callao on the Pacific , and crosses the Andes , at an elevation of nearly 15,000 feet , to the plateau between the Andes and the Cordilleras .
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