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EAST INDIA. 



which, at elevations varying from 2,000 to 8,000 feet, extends 

 to the southern extremity of India. A section, drawn from 

 the Thibetan plateau in a south-westerly direction until it 

 reaches the Indian Ocean at Travancore, would present the 

 shape given in the sketch on the preceding page, except that 

 the elevations have been greatly exaggerated. 



The following sketch-map gives an idea of the extent of 

 each of the regions. 



I. Himalayas. IV. Peninsula. 



II. ludus Plain. Y. Burma. 



III. Ganges Plain. VI. The Sea. 



YII. Thibetan Plateau. 

 8, 9, 21. Mean Annual Rain- 

 fall, in inches. 



