Synopsis
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1881 Excerpt: ...the north; the Plateau Of Brazil, in the east; and the Central Plains, distinguished as Llanos in the north, Selvas on the borders of the Amazon, and Pampas in the south. Map Questions.--Between what waters on the north and south does the Plateau of the Andes extend? In what part is it widest? Through what countries (compare with map, p. 71) does it extend? By what plains is the Plateau of Guiana separated from the Plateau of the Andes? From the Plateau of Brazil. In what country are the Selvas of the Amazon mostly included? What rivers traverse the Pampas? What part of Brazil is lowest? What part of the Argentine Republic is highest? Mountains.--The great mountain-system of South America is that of the Andes, the longest in the world, and with the exception of the Himalayas, in Asia, the highest. The Andes consist of parallel ranges, inclosing elevated valleys and containing numerous volcanoes. Like the Rocky Mountains (of which they may be regarded as a continuation), they are rich in mineral wealth. Their eastern slopes give rise to large rivers tributary to the Atlantic. From the Plateau of Guiana rise the Pari me pah-re'may) Mountains, attaining an extreme height of about 10,000 feet; the Sierra Acaray ah-kah-ri'), a lower range, lies on the boundary between Guiana and Brazil. Near the coast of Brazil is the Serra do Espinhaco es-peen-yah'so), with its celebrated diamond-mines. Most authorities represent Mount Aconcagua (ah-kon-kah'gwah--22,422 feet), in Chili, as the loftiest peak of the Andes and of America; but recent surveys assign to peaks of the Bolivian Andes a somewhat greater height. The most noted volcanoes are Chimborazo (chim-bo-rah'zo) and Cotopaxi ko-to-pax'e), both crowned with perpetual snow. Along the whole western coast, earthquakes a...
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