Narrative of the surveying voyages of his majesty's ships Adventure and Beagle (vol.1): between the years 1826 and 1836 : describing their examination of the southern shores of South America, and the Beagles's circumnavigation of the globe
TABLE OP OBSERVED OR ESTIMATED HEIGHTS OF MOUNTAINS 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 Fairvveatlier and the Cliffs to the Northward 300 Est. Cape Virgins and the Cliffs to the Northward 300 Est.
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