THE OEGAN MOUNTAINS. 



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"Finger of God." The Pedra Assu, or "Great Stone," culminating point of the 

 organ range, attains, according to Glaziou, a height of 7,325 feet. Towards the 

 north-east, where it is pierced by the Rio Parahyba, the isolated Frade de Macahé 



Fig. 73. — Peaks of the Organ Range, near Therezopolis. 



still retains an elevation of 5,740 feet, while the three peaks of Mount Matheus, in 



the Serra das Almas, are estimated at 6,170 feet. The railway from jN'ictheroy to 



Nova Friburgo crosses the Organs at an altitude of 3,500 feet. 

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