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to Esmark, 8120 ft., topping the snow-line by 2152 ft.; 

 which, according to Wahlenberg, lies at the height of 

 5968 ft. 



7. Mount St. Elias on the north-west coast of 

 North America, one of the loftiest summits of the 

 Andes, situated at 60 21' N.L., rises far beyond the 

 snow-line; being 17,038ft. high. 



8. The Brocken in Germany, in 51 12' N.L., com- 

 pared with the preceding, appears quite minute ; its 

 height being only 3715 ft., and therefore far below 

 the limit of perpetual snow. 



9. Schneekoppe in Silesia, in 5034'N.L., is 1598 ft. 

 below the snow-line, the altitude of which is 6820ft.; 

 whereas, according to Gerstner, Schneekoppe is not 

 more than 5105 ft. 



10. The highest summit of the Carpathian Moun- 

 tains, on the contrary, which lies in 49 N. L., and is 

 called Lomnitzer Spitze, reaches the first part of the 

 snow-line, in consequence of its height being 8632 ft. 



11. Grossglockner in Salzburg, in 47 N. L., is 

 12,780 ft. high, and extends far beyond the snow- 

 line. 



12. Mount Pilatus, on the contrary, in the Canton 

 of Lucerne, on account of its height being only 

 6993 ft,, does not reach the snow-line : its summit is 

 however frequently enveloped in fog. 



