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Fig. 74. — A glacier on Illimani, altitude about 16,000 feet. IlHmani, lying 

 about 25 miles nearly east of La Paz, is a dominating feature of the land- 

 scape like our Rainier or Shasta. This and Sorata or lUampu, 40 miles to 

 the north of La Paz, are both nearly 22,000 feet {6,619 and 6,645 meters). 



