1842.] 



of the Himmalaya Mountains. 



xxv 







Captain Webb. 



Major 



Hodgson. 





No. 



Designation or 

 Names. 



No. 



Elevation. 



Letter. 



Elevation. 



River 

 Basin. 





St. Patrick, 



3 



j» 

 2 



1 



19,938 



22,058 

 22,345 



Q. C. 

 C. 



M. 



F. C. 



F. 

 G. 



E. 

 E. 



C. 

 H. 



19,530 

 21,940 



22,792 

 22,798 

 22,634 

 21,772 

 21,379 

 21,964 

 20,296 

 22,390 

 22,906 

 20,916 

 20,122 

 18,681 

 21,155 

 20,668 

 20,501 



18,795 



19,352 

 21,178 

 21,411 

 21,389 

 22,700 



... 





St. George, 



» 









The Pyramid, 



... 



35 



Sree Kanta, 



Rudra Humdah, ... 

 Serga Raur, 





40 



Bunder Pooch, 



Another summit, ... 

 Shippure, 



... 



45 



Peak visible from 1 



Jhala, / 



Ditto Twara, 



... 





The Cone, 







Raldung, 





50 



Rishee Gungtermy, 

 Poorkyol, 



... 



39. In judging of the comparative direction of these summits and 

 those of the Andes, it is not sufficient to be told that the highest of the 

 former overtops Chimborazo, the principal summit of the latter, by near- 

 ly one mile of perpendicular altitude ; for this single fact, great as is the 

 difference which it implies, falls short of giving a competent idea of the 

 subject. Let us take the highest summits of the Cordilleras measured 

 by Humboldt, and those of the Andes of Peru by Condamine, and others. 

 Although not the same chain, they are situated on the line of greatest 

 elevation, and in both these particulars, they correspond with the Him- 

 malaya. According to Myers, they are as follows : — 



Chimborazo, 21,441 



Desea Cassada, 1 9,5 70 



Cayambe Area, 19,336 



Cotopaxi, 18,891 or 19,155 according to others. 



Antisana, 19,149 



