The international geography . ly been dormantsince 1660. The averageheight of the Andes ofEcuador is 11,400 feet, andthat of the habitable basinsbetween the ridges about8,000 feet. The Andean Basin.—From the most northernbasin, that of Ibarra,streams flow westward toform the Mira, the bound-ing river, in the coastregion, between Colom-bia and Ecuador. Thelake of San Pablo, ninemiles long in this basin, isthe only large lake in theAndes of Ecuador. Thenext basin to the south,that of Quito, is wateredby streams forming therirer Guallabamba, a tributary of the Esmeraldas, which traverses thecoast
The international geography . ly been dormantsince 1660. The averageheight of the Andes ofEcuador is 11,400 feet, andthat of the habitable basinsbetween the ridges about8,000 feet. The Andean Basin.—From the most northernbasin, that of Ibarra,streams flow westward toform the Mira, the bound-ing river, in the coastregion, between Colom-bia and Ecuador. Thelake of San Pablo, ninemiles long in this basin, isthe only large lake in theAndes of Ecuador. Thenext basin to the south,that of Quito, is wateredby streams forming therirer Guallabamba, a tributary of the Esmeraldas, which traverses thecoast region and falls into the Pacific. The two basins of Latacunga andRiobamba are watered by streams uniting to form the Pastaza, which crossesthe eastern chain through a narrow ravine, and, forming a sublime cataract,dashes down a profound gorge into the Amazonian plain. Here there issome of the grandest scenery in the world. The rivers Caute and Zamora,draining the basins of Cuenca and Loxa, also f^nd their way tlirough the. Fig. 397.—The Andean Basins of Ecuador. Ecuador 831 eastern chain. A spur from the Western Cordillera runs parallel with themain range for 60 miles, commencing to the north of Chimborazo, andforms a valley down which the river Chimbo flows southward, and uniteswith the Chanchan coming from the Alausi basin, and both unite to jointhe Guayas. The Caiiar (Naranjal) and Jubones basins send rivers of thesame names to the Gulf of Guayaquil, and the most southern Zaruma basinis drained by the river Tumbez, which separates Peru from Ecuador on thecoast. Other rivers flow from the outer slopes of the Andes, such as theVentanas and Doule to the Pacific coast, and the great river Napo on theeastern slope of Cotopaxi. The Coast Belt.—The Pacific Coast of Ecuador, which extends fromii° N. at the mouth of the Mira, to 3^^° S. near the mouth of the Tumbez,presents two entirely different aspects. From the ^lira river to a shortdistance south of the equator it is cl
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