The earth and its inhabitants .. . > ;20 West or Greenwich 0 to 3,?S0Feet. Heights. 3,2ft0 to B oSO 6,560 to 13,000 13 000 to-.( Feet. Oto 1,000 to S Feet. 20 0 Feetand upWfirdj. Fathomsand upwards. 310 Miles. elongated Omate volcano, called also Huayna-Putina (Putina the Bold). Thisis not so much an isolated mass as a crest some 18 miles long, whose highest 284 SOUTH AMEKICA—THE ANDES EEGIOXS. summit terminates in a sort of crown marking the orifice of the volcano. Althoughof less imposing aspect than Misti, Ornate was at one time the mos
The earth and its inhabitants .. . > ;20 West or Greenwich 0 to 3,?S0Feet. Heights. 3,2ft0 to B oSO 6,560 to 13,000 13 000 to-.( Feet. Oto 1,000 to S Feet. 20 0 Feetand upWfirdj. Fathomsand upwards. 310 Miles. elongated Omate volcano, called also Huayna-Putina (Putina the Bold). Thisis not so much an isolated mass as a crest some 18 miles long, whose highest 284 SOUTH AMEKICA—THE ANDES EEGIOXS. summit terminates in a sort of crown marking the orifice of the volcano. Althoughof less imposing aspect than Misti, Ornate was at one time the most restless of allthe Peruvian cones. In 1600 the column of vapours escaping from Ubinas,lo miles to the north, is said to have suddenly ceased, wliile Ornate, which hudnever before emitted smoke, became violently agitated, spreading darkness overa wide space and covering all the surrounding district with ashes. Six villagesscattered over the lower slopes disappeared under a shower of scoriD3 a spear inthickness. Arequip
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