180 



Square Marine 

 Leagues. 



of the Alleghanis has been pro- 

 longed on the north towards Platts- 

 bourg and Montreal, and on the 

 south by following the Apalachi- 

 cola, so that the greater part of Flo- 

 rida belongs to this Atlantic division. 



b.) Between the Alleghanis and the 



Mississipi 50,620 



or 606,000 square miles. 



If. On the west of the Mississipi . -. 96,622 



or 1,156,800 square miles. 



«.) Between the Mississipi and the 

 Rocky Mountains, comprehending 



the lakes 72,531 



or 868,400 square miles. 



b.) Between the Rocky Mountains and 

 the coast of the Pacific, taking for 

 the southern and northern limits the 

 parallels 42° and 49° (Western Ter- 

 ritory) 24,091 



or, 288,400 square miles. ■ ■ 



Territory of the United States, between the 



two Oceans, 2,086,800 square miles, or... 174,306 

 square marine leagues, of 20 to a degree. 



The whole territory of the United States, from the Atlantic 

 Ocean to the Pacific, is consequently a little larger than Eu- 

 rope, to the westward of Russia. The Atlantic part alone 

 may be compared to Spain and France united ; the district 

 between the Alleghanis and the Mississipi, to Spain, Portugal, 

 France, and Germany 5 the portion westward of the Missis- 

 sipi, to Spain, France, Germany, Italy, and the Scandinavian 

 kingdoms. The Mississipi consequently divides the United 

 States into two great portions, of which the former, or 

 eastern division, advancing rapidly in culture and civilization, 



