Professor Schouw's Specimen of Physical Geography. ITt 



the northern extremity of that gulf and the Icy Sea. Of the latitude and 

 longitude, the geographical position and the extension which occupy the 

 succeeding sections, we need say nothing at present ; hut the sixth section 

 enters into some interesting details upon the relative height of the three 

 groups, and with regard to Scandinavia the measurements, though none of 

 them seem to be original, are, we presume, but little known. The highest 

 mountain recorded is between 7600 and 7700 French feet, two of 7100, two 

 of 6800, one of 6400, two of 6200, one of 6000, and others less. 

 As the subject is curious, we may give an analysis of the results. 



N. Lat. 



684 —67 

 67 —63 



Direct. 



NE— SW 

 SSE— NNW 

 SSE— NNW 



63 

 V62 



-62 ENE— WSW 



Mean A. H. 

 1000—2000 

 2000—3000 

 1500—2000 

 2500—3500 



District. 

 North Lapland, 



South 



Kiolen, 

 Dovre, 

 Langfield & Sog- 



nefield, 

 Filefield, 

 Hardangerfield, 



Next follows a copious detail of the heights of the Alps, which, have 

 been collected with great pains from a variety of authorities, and the dif- 

 ferent results of observers placed together, forming a very complete detail 

 of these interesting facts. The following is a synopsis of the heights :— 



(4000—5000 



-58 NNE— SSW-< 3500—4000 



/ 4000—5000 



Summits. 

 3000—4000 

 5000—6000 

 3000— 400a 

 5000—7000 



6000—7600 

 5000—6000 

 5000—5200 



Of the Pyrenees, the principal observations are by Reboul and Vidal, 

 and Charpentier. The western ranges have summits at 3—8000 French 

 feet in height ; the central Pyrenees have a mean height of 7800, and an. 

 extreme of 9 — 11000 feet. The eastern district, 6—7000 at a mean, ris- 

 ing to 9—10000 feet. 



From these facts the results are easily drawn. We may mention, how- 

 ever, M. Schouw's estimate of the ratios of extreme altitude to extension 

 in the three ranges, which is rather remarkable: — 



In the eighth section, our author speaks of the declivities of the ranges ; 

 but his observations amount to little more than that the mountains in 

 Scandinavia are steepest to the north, the Alps and Pyrenees to the 



