The earth and its inhabitants .. . glens andgorges. Every summit has its native name imposed by the PatagonianTehuelches; but these names having mostly been forgotten, many peaks havebeen designated from such explorers and observers as Fitzroy, Stokes, Payne,Burney and Ladrilleros. The continental backbone terminates in the bold headland of Cape Froward,at the foot of which the Atlantic and Pacific sections of Magellan Strait inter-mingle their waters. The Chilian Coast Range. The Chilian coast range does not become clearly distinct from the Andeancordillera till about the latitude of the Chac
The earth and its inhabitants .. . glens andgorges. Every summit has its native name imposed by the PatagonianTehuelches; but these names having mostly been forgotten, many peaks havebeen designated from such explorers and observers as Fitzroy, Stokes, Payne,Burney and Ladrilleros. The continental backbone terminates in the bold headland of Cape Froward,at the foot of which the Atlantic and Pacific sections of Magellan Strait inter-mingle their waters. The Chilian Coast Range. The Chilian coast range does not become clearly distinct from the Andeancordillera till about the latitude of the Chacabuco Hills, between Santiago and 420 SOUTH AMEEICA—THE ANDES EEOIONS. Valparaiso. This ridge, consisting of hard rocks and here and there very steepwalls, presents numerous easy passes, all valleys or gorges through which the oldlakes of the inland plain escaped seawards. CoUiguai, one of its crests south-east of Valparaiso, attains a height of 7,3:20 feet. But further south none of the Fig — I : l,W0, -^ I rir » • f^^ ?
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