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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 Karakorum, 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 not enough known to 

 allow even of an estimate being made. 



The highest peaks of the Karakorum are the Dapsang (Ko of the 

 G. T. S. 28,278 ft.), the Diamar (26,629 ft.), and the Masheribrum 

 (25,625 ft.) 



With reference to the Kunlun f 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 arc 

 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 ft.). 



II. Hydrography. 



1. Lakes. 

 In the Himalaya, there are but very few'lakes. That of Nainital 

 (6,520 ft.), in Kamaon, the Vullar lake (5,126 ft.), and the Chinar 

 lake near Srinagar in Kashmir, suffice to exhaust the category of those 

 deserving mention. 



