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cultivable lands at all altitudes and under all the latitudes and longitudes of 

 the country. 



Hence Colombia would be in a position to welcome multitudes of immigrants 

 were accessible routes constructed from the coast to the uninhabited or sparsely 



Fig. 51. — Zones of Altitude in Colombia. 

 Scale 1 : 9,500,000. 



Heights. 



to .3,300 

 Feet. 



3,300 to 6,600 

 Feet. 



6,600 to 13,200 

 Feet. 



to .500 

 Fathoms. 



Depths. 



500 to 1,000 



Fathoms 



1,000 to 2.000 

 Fathoms. 



13.200 Feet 

 and upwards. 



2,000 Fathoms 

 and upwards. 



186 Miles. 



peopled regions of the temperate and cold zones. But the difficulties of the 

 approaches to the uplands have hitherto kept settlers at a distance, while the hot, 

 low-lying coastlands are unsuitable for white colonisation. 



