. The earth and its inhabitants ... 427 164. Rio Laja and Biobio Confluence—View TAKEN opposite San Rosendo . 429 165. Lakes of South Chili and Puerto Montt . 431 166. Mas a Tien-a, Eastern Member of the Juan Fernandez Group . . 439 167. Group of Araucanians .... 443 168. Indigenous Populations of Chili . 446 169. Arica 449 170. Iquique ....... 451 171. Nitrate and Salt Works of Tarajjaca . 452 172. Copiapo and its Mineral District . 454 173. General View of Caldera . . 455 174. La Serena and Coquiinbo . . 456 175. Concepcion, the Biobio and Neighbouring- Inlets . . . .461 176. Chacao Channel
. The earth and its inhabitants ... 427 164. Rio Laja and Biobio Confluence—View TAKEN opposite San Rosendo . 429 165. Lakes of South Chili and Puerto Montt . 431 166. Mas a Tien-a, Eastern Member of the Juan Fernandez Group . . 439 167. Group of Araucanians .... 443 168. Indigenous Populations of Chili . 446 169. Arica 449 170. Iquique ....... 451 171. Nitrate and Salt Works of Tarajjaca . 452 172. Copiapo and its Mineral District . 454 173. General View of Caldera . . 455 174. La Serena and Coquiinbo . . 456 175. Concepcion, the Biobio and Neighbouring- Inlets . . . .461 176. Chacao Channel ..... 463 177. Cape Horn Archipelago .... 464 178. Pimta Arenas (Sandy Point) . . 465 179. Mount Selkirk, Juan Fernandez Is- land 467 180. Mines of Chili 469 181. Communications of Chili . . 472 182. Central Valley of South Chili . .473 183. Provinces of Chili ..... 475 184. The Disputed Territory of Arica and Tacna ....... 476 THE EARTH AND ITS INHABITANTS. SOUTH AMERICA—THE ANDES EEGIONS. CHAPTER GENERAL SURVEY OF THE ^ BIRDS-EYE view of South America shows that it forms the easterntermination of the continental lands describing a vast semicircleround the Pacific basin. This section of the oceanic j)eripherypresents far greater regularit}^ in its orographic developmentthan any other region of the globe. Neither in Africa, in Asia,nor in North America do the mountain ranges and masses skirting the ocean atvarying distances display such an unbroken line of uplands, nor do they preservemore strictly the aspect of coast ranges. The Andes differ also from all other continental systems, such as the Alps,Himalayas, and Rocky Mountains, in their far greater relative importance to therespective regions above which they rise. The mean altitude of South America,regarded as a solid mass with perfectly horizontal surface, was estimated by Hum-boldt at 1,150 feet. But according to later and more accurate researches basedon more detailed cartographic documents, the cont
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