. The earth and its inhabitants .. . 2 JVliles. important, not only on account of their volume, but also because of their traversing the whole of the Bavarian plateau. The Inn, a larger stream than the Upper Danube, though much inferior to it as an historical highway, thus flows for more than 100 miles over the plateau before it joins the Danube in the gorge of Passau. The Alpine tributaries of the Danube divide the whole of Uj)per Bavaria into a number of lozenge-shaped sections, and they exercise a considerable influence upon the direction of the aerial currents. The prevailing winds blow ei
. The earth and its inhabitants .. . 2 JVliles. important, not only on account of their volume, but also because of their traversing the whole of the Bavarian plateau. The Inn, a larger stream than the Upper Danube, though much inferior to it as an historical highway, thus flows for more than 100 miles over the plateau before it joins the Danube in the gorge of Passau. The Alpine tributaries of the Danube divide the whole of Uj)per Bavaria into a number of lozenge-shaped sections, and they exercise a considerable influence upon the direction of the aerial currents. The prevailing winds blow either from the west or the east, thus following the foot of the Alps, but the secondary winds ascend or descend the valleys leading up into the Alps.* * Altitudes along the Dnniibe! —The Brege at Fui-twangen, 2,536 feet; the Brigach at Villingen, 2,316 feet; confluence of the Brege and Brigach, 2,220 feet ; at Tuttlingen, above the gorge of the Jura, feet; at Sigmaringen, below the gorge, 1,777 feet; at Ulm, 1,634 feet ; at Katisbon, 1,010 feet; at Passau, 957 feet.
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