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SOUTH AMERICA— THE ANDES REGIONS. 



coast of the mainland. In this respect the northern division of the New "World 

 is privileged. Under the latitudes of California and Oregon, which correspond 

 to the Chilian and Magellanic archipelagoes, the seaboard is washed, not by a cold 



Fig. 11. — DiSTEiBUTioy of Rainfall in South America. 

 Scale 1 : 55,000,000. 



30' 



30' 



100* 



West of Greenwicin 



EO' 



Under 8 Inches. 



8 to 24 

 Inches. 



24 to 52 

 Inches. 



52 to 80 

 Inches. 



1,240 Miles. 



80 Inches 

 and upwai'ds. 



current, but by the relatively tepid waters setting across the Pacific eastwards from 

 the China and Japan seas. 



It may be inferred from numerous geological phenomena that, at a more or 

 less remote epoch, the climate of the Andes was far more humid than at present. 



