May 11, 1857.] 



HIMALAYA AND MOUNT EVEREST. 



347 



Geographical Position and Height above Sea-level of certain Points in the 

 Himalaya Mountains. 



H. S. signifies Hill Station. T. S., Tower Station. 



Intersected 

 Oloect. 



Choomalari, 

 or 1. 



Kunchenginga, 

 or IX. 



Mont Everest, 

 or XV. 



Dwalagiri, or 

 XLII. 



Station of Observation. 



Senehal,H. S 



Tonglo,H. S. .. ., 



Mean . . . , 



^Dom Dangi, T. S. 

 Serichal, H.S. 



Birch Hill, S 



Thakoorjzanj, T. S. 



Tonglo, H.S 



Banderjoola, T. S. 



Menai, T. S 



Baisi, T.S 



Harpoor, T. S. 



Mean . . . , 



/-Doom Dangi, T. S. 



Menai, T.S 



Harpoor, T.S. .. 

 ( Ladnia, T. S 



Janjpati, T. S 



Miriapoor, T. S. . . 



Jirol, T. S 



Mean . . . . 



' Ramnagar, T. S. 



Morairi, T. S. 



Banarsi, T.S. .. 



Saoubarsa, T. S. 



Poovenah, T. S. 



Ghaos, T. S. .. 



Toolsipoor, T. S. 

 I Anarkali, T. S. 



Mean . . 



Latitude N. 



27 49 41 -.5 

 41-5 



27 49 41-5 



27 42 



27 42 9*4 



27 59 



16-5 

 17-1 

 16-5 

 16-7 

 16-7 

 17-0 

 16-7 



27 59 16'7 



28 41 



47-9 

 48-1 

 48-1 



47-8 

 47-8 

 48-2 

 48-2 

 47-8 



28 41 48-0 



Longitude E. 

 of Giteuwich. 



89 18 43-1 

 431 



89 18 43-1 



88 11 



26-4 



26-2 

 26-2 

 26-7 

 26-2 

 26-1 

 26-3 

 26-3 

 26-3 



88 11 26-3 



86 58 



5-8 

 6-1 

 5-7 

 5-8 

 6-0 

 5-8 

 5-8 



86 58 5-9 



83 32 



8-8 

 8-3 

 8-7 

 8-9 

 8-9 

 8-2 

 8-4 

 8'8 



Height 



above 



Sea- level. 



Feet. 

 23,946 

 41 



23,940 



28,151 

 50 

 63 

 47 

 80 

 42 

 72 

 60 

 40 



28,156 



28,990 

 9,026 

 8,999 

 9,002 

 9,005 

 8,992. 



29,002 



26-815 



"eo 



43 



6 



61 



83 32 8-6 



26,826 



Note. — The longitude is referable to the old value for the Madras Observatory, 

 80° 17' 21", to which a correction of 3' 25*5" is applicable to reduce to the value 

 adopted by the Admiralty and lioyal Astronomical Society, or 3' 18" to reduce to 

 the result of Taylor's observations up to 1845. 



(B.) 

 Sir, — In the report which has just reached me, it is announced that 

 a " nameless " peak, situated north-east of Kathmandu, and in east 

 longitude 87°, had at length been definitely ascertained by our 



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