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Page 174
... peaks . Before us lay , in all its whiteness and purity , the glory of Amnyi Machen . Not a cloud was in the sky . We could photo- graph to our heart's content . I also took pictures looking east over the deep depres- sion in which ...
... peaks . Before us lay , in all its whiteness and purity , the glory of Amnyi Machen . Not a cloud was in the sky . We could photo- graph to our heart's content . I also took pictures looking east over the deep depres- sion in which ...
Page 185
... peaks of one of the grandest moun- tain ranges of all Asia . We stood at an elevation of nearly 16,000 feet , yet in the distance rose still higher peaks - yet an- other 12,000 feet of snow and ice ! Un- doubtedly the dome Drandel Rung ...
... peaks of one of the grandest moun- tain ranges of all Asia . We stood at an elevation of nearly 16,000 feet , yet in the distance rose still higher peaks - yet an- other 12,000 feet of snow and ice ! Un- doubtedly the dome Drandel Rung ...
Page 525
... peaks , which form one side of a winding canyon , with a rapidly flowing stream at its bottom . The stream is 6,000 feet or more above the sea . The ridge , with its precipitous sides , is nearly 2,000 feet above the stream , while the ...
... peaks , which form one side of a winding canyon , with a rapidly flowing stream at its bottom . The stream is 6,000 feet or more above the sea . The ridge , with its precipitous sides , is nearly 2,000 feet above the stream , while the ...
Contents
An Expedition on the ChinaTibet Frontier to | 131 |
Sumatra A Ribbon of Color on the Equator 25 illustrations in color from autochromes | 186 |
Cirenaica | 325 |
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