OF
OBSERVED OR ESTIMATED HEIGHTS OF MOUNTAINS
AND
PARTICULAR PARTS OF THE SEA COAST.
Ang. denotes the height to have been ascertained by Angular Measurement; Bar. by Barometer; and Est. by Estimation.
| NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN. ——— | ||||
| CAPE VERD ISLANDS. | ||||
| FEET. | ||||
| Peak at the N.W. end of San Antonio | 7086 Ang. | |||
| Pico Antonio, on St. Jago | 4725 Ang. | |||
| Pico of Fuego | 8815 Ang. | |||
| SOUTH ATLANTIC OCEAN. | ||||
| ——— COAST OF BRAZIL. | ||||
| Corcovado, at Rio de Janeiro | 2330 Bar. 5 Obs. | |||
| Sugar Loaf,do | 1275 Ang. | |||
| Cubatoa, at Santos (Telegraph House) | 2502 Bar. 5 Obs. | |||
| City of San Paulo (Base of the Cathedral) | 2444 Bar. 16 Obs. | |||
| ——— EAST COAST OF PATAGONIA. | ||||
| Cliffy Coast, near Port St. Julian | 300 to 330 Est. | |||
| Mount Entrance (Santa Cruz) | 356 Ang. | |||
| Cape Fairweather and the Cliffs to the Northward | 300 Est. | |||
| Cape Virgins and the Cliffs to the Northward | 300 Est. | |||
| ——— STRAIT OF MAGALHAENS. | ||||
| Cape Possession | 300 Est. | |||
| Table Mountain behind Cape Gregory | 1500 to 2000 Est. | |||
| Point Santa Anna (Port Famine) | 104 Ang. | |||
| Mount St. Philipdo. | 1308 Ang. | |||
| Mount Graves, North Summit (Dawson Island) | 1315 Ang. | |||
| Do.Southdo.do. | 1498 Ang. | |||
| Lomas Range, the highest part over Port San Antonio | 2963 Ang. | |||
| 2602 Bar. 4 Obs. 2852 Ang. | |||
| Mount Buckland, Gabriel Channel | 4000 Est. | |||
| Mount Boqueron (entrance of Magdalen Channel) | 3000 Est. | |||
| Mount Sarmiento (bottom ofdo.) | 6800 Ang. | |||
| Pyramid Hill(do.do.) | 2500 Ang. | |||
| Cape Froward (Land behind the Morro) | 2500 Est. | |||
| Cape Holland | 1800 Est. | |||
| Mount Pond | 2500 Est. | |||
| 2290 Bar. 2264 Ang. 3 Obs. | |||
| Average height of the land near Sea Reach | 1000 to 2500 Est. | |||
| ——— OUTER COAST OF TIERRA DEL FUEGO. | ||||
| Kater Peak, on Hermite Island | 1742 Bar. 4 Obs. | |||
| Bell Mount, near Strait le Maire | 4000 Est.[[210]] | |||
| Noir Island | 600 Est. | |||
| SOUTH PACIFIC OCEAN. | ||||
| ——— WESTERN COAST OF PATAGONIA. | ||||
| Mount Burney | 4800 Ang. | |||
| Cape Three Points | 2000 Est. | |||
| Mountain within Kelly Sound | 1540 Ang. | |||
| Sugar Loaf (Marine Islands, in Holloway Sound) | 1836 Ang. | |||
| Dome of St. Paul (do.do.) | 2284 Ang. | |||
| Highest peak of Juan Fernandez (The Yungue, or Anvil) | 3005 Ang. | |||
MAGNETIC OBSERVATIONS,
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