6 PICTURE OF ORGANIZED NATURE. 



the elevated sandy plains terminating, in the South- 

 ern Hemisphere, at the Cape of Good Hope; the 

 summits of whose mountains are accurately designed 

 according to their height. Lastly, the mountains of 

 the Pacific Ocean, running from the Northern to the 

 Southern Hemisphere, are represented by Mowna 

 Roah, the Peak of Otaheite, and Mount Egmont. 



1. Of the detached mountains, commencing at the 

 North, the first is, Parnassus in Spitzbergen. Its 

 height, according to Mulgrave, is 3956 ft., and is 

 covered with perpetual snow to its foot. 



2. The next is Alkaware in Lapland, in 67 25' N. L. 

 Its height, according to Wahlenberg, is 5062 ft., and 

 considerably above the snow-line. 



3. The lofty Sulitelma in Lapland, in 67 12' N.L., 

 whose height is 5798 ft., is covered with perpetual 

 snow on its summit. The line of perpetual snow, 

 according to Wahlenberg, is about 4369 ft. above the 

 level of the sea. 



4. The Volcano Hecla in Iceland, in 64 N.L., gra- 

 dually rises, by seven ridges, to a height of 4900 ft. ; 

 and, of course, much beyond the snow-line. 







5. The Areskutan in Jemtland, in 63 25' N.L., 

 (according to Wahlenberg, 5169 high,) reaches the dis- 

 tricts of perpetual snow. 



6. Sncehatten in Norway, in 62 N.L., is, according 



