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these 216 peaks, 17 exceed the height of 25,000 ft., 40 the height of 
23,000 ft., and 120 the height of 20,000 ft. 
In the Karakoriéim, peaks have lately been discovered, which are 
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 mot enough known to 
allow even of an estimate being made. 
The highest peaks of the Karakorim are the Dapsang (Ko of the 
G. T. S. 28,278 ft.), the Diamar (26,629 ft.), and the Masheribrim 
(25,625 ft.) 
With reference to the Kiinliin, we can only mention the peaks that 
we saw and measured between the Yurungkash pass and the western 
termination of this chain; our idea about the general height is the 
more limited, as we have not even itinerary reports of former travel- 
lers to assist us. None of the peaks seen there by ourselves exceeds 
22,000 ft. - 
In the Andes, important alterations have very recently been made 
with reference to the succession of the peaks, when arranged according 
to height, and, even now, the same amount of accuracy cannot be 
ascribed to the hypsometrical determination of its principal peaks as 
to the trigonometrical operations in the Himalaya. The highest peak 
in the Andes is the Aconcagua (23,004 ft.) in Chili (Pissis gives 
only 22,451 ft.): and there are as many as five peaks higher than 
the Chimbarozo (21,422 ft.). In High Asia, forty-five -peaks are 
known, which exceed in height the dominating peak of the Andes, 
the Aconcagua. 
In the Alps, Mont Blanc (15,784 ft.) and Monte Rosa (15,223 ft.) 
are well known to be the highest peaks. Other high peaks are ; 
Taschhorn, or Lagerhorn (14,954 ft.), Weisshorn (14,813 ft.), Mont 
Cervin (14,787 ft.), and Dent Blanche (14,305 {t.). 
Il. Hyproeraruy. 
1. Lakes. 
In the Himdlaya, there are but very few lakes. That of Nainital 
(6,520 ft.), in Kamaon, the Villar lake (5,126 ft.), and the Chinar 
lake near Srinégar in Kashmir, suffice to exhaust the category of those 
deserving mention. | 
