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9. (Oriental del) Uraguay. 



This state, recognised as independent since 1828, and known under the 

 names of Banda Oriental, Montevideo, and Cisplatina, has an area of 120,000 

 square statute miles, and a pop. of 140,000, which is mostly European 

 (French, Italian, English), with but few Indians and Negroes. The republic 

 is divided into nine departments : Montevideo, Maldonado, Canelones, San 

 Jose, Golonia del Sagramento, Soriano, Paysandu, Duranjo, Cerro Largo. 

 The capital is Montevideo, with 20,000 inhabitants. 



\fi. Patagonia. 



By this is to be understood the southern extremity of America, below the 

 parallel of 38° S. lat. It embraces an area of some 105,000 square statute 

 miles, and is inhabited solely by native tribes. Those in the west are 

 termed Moluches ; the eastern are the Patagonians, or Tehueihets, once 

 celebrated for their size, although the narrations of the earlier voyagers in 

 this respect do not appear to be borne out by the experience of the present 

 day. There are no settlements of Europeans. 



11. Terra del Fuego. 



The Straits of Magellan separate Patagonia from Terra del Fuego, which 

 consists of eleven large and about twenty small islands, with a total area 

 of about 31,500 square statute miles. On the island I'Hermite is situated 

 the most southern land of America, Cape Horn. The inhabitants are the 

 rude and savage Pescherahs, scarcely 2000 in number. On Staatenland 

 the English have a settlement. 



To the east of the Straits of Magellan are situated the Falkland Islands, 

 two large and eighty to ninety small islands, in possession of England, and 

 covering an area of 3360 square statute miles. Of the two large islands, 

 the western is called Falkland, the eastern Soledad. Seat of government, 

 Port William. 



V. AUSTRALIA {Plate 32). 



This continent, sometimes called New Holland, is situated between the 

 parallels of 10" 40' and 39^ S. lat., or entirely within the southern hemi- 

 sphere. Its area amounts to about 2,240,000 square geographical miles ; to 

 2,560,000 square geographical miles, however, if we include the innumerable 

 small islands which may be referred to it as the centre. The inhabitants, 

 whose numbers are unknown, are chiefly Malays, among which we 

 distinguish two classes : the Malays proper, or Australian Indians, of lightish 

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