' India and High Asia. 



E. In the Andes. 



de Toledo. . . 15,590| Langunillas 15,590| Assuay 15,526 



F. In the Alps. 



Theodule 11,001 1 New Weissthor. . . 12,136] Old Weissthor. . . . 11,871 



In India, the highest peak, Dodabdtta (8,640 ft.),t is situated 

 in the Nilgiris, in Southern India. 



Of the peaks in the central parts of Ceylon, the P^duru talla 

 galle reaches about the. same height, rising up to 8,305 ft. ; the 

 well_ known Samanala, or Sripada (Adam's Peak), attaining 



In the mountain chains of Central India, in the Tmdhya and 

 i/rau/.Y ranges, the peaks are considerably lower (Abu, 3,850 ft., 

 Rajniirgarh, 3,753 ft.). 



The Kalsubai, the highest peak of the Dekhan, attains only- 

 Mi ft. 



High Asia. In the beginning of this century the Andes were 

 supposed to contain the highest peaks on our globe, and Chim- 

 borazo to rise supreme above the rest. Though, as early as 1816, 

 this was proved by Captain Webb's measurements, to be incor- 

 rect, yet some time elapsed before the superiority of the Hima- 

 laya above the Andes was generally admitted. At present (Nov. 

 1861) the number of peaks on the ranges of High Asia that are 

 known to exceed the highest summit of the Andes, is remark- 

 ably great, amounting to forty-five. 



. In the Himalaya,^ Gaurisankar, or Mount Everest (29,002 ft.), 

 ja.the highest peak in the world yet discovered; it is 6,000 ft. 

 tigher than the dominating peak of the Andes, and 13,220 ft. 

 above the most elevated parts of the Alps. 



In the Karakoriim, peaks have lately been discovered which 

 »e scarcely inferior in height to the loftiest in the Himalaya, 

 though only its western part has as yet been explored. With 

 regard to the heights of its eastern continuation, there is not 

 enough known to allow even of an estimate being made. 



The highest peaks of the Karakorum are theDapsang (28 278 

 ^UheDiamer (26,629 ft.) and the Masheribriim (25,626 ft.). 



With reference to the Kuenlilen, we can only mention the peaks 



^'lat we saw between the Yurungkash pass and the western ter- 



■•^^n of this chain ; our idea about the general height is the 



■'lited, as we have not even itinerary reports of former 



"s to assist us. None of the peaks seen there by ourselves 



^ ^2,000 ft. 



enl5^ ''^'"^ exclude, as not properly belonging to the regions to be compared, the 

 ^mmt, northeast of Assam with the Gri peak (15,300 ft.), and the Soliman range 

 f !.*f t of the Indus, of Which the highest peak, the Sufed Koh mes to 1 4.8.S9 ft. 

 viiti™^^l>standing their great elevation, none of the peaks of the Himalaya are 

 * »om the sea, in conseouence of their continental position. 



