. The earth and its inhabitants .. . le Mlles Geraes. But various lateral off-shoots are thrown ofi^, which in many places present tbe aspect and take the name of " ; Beyond the deep trough of the Rio Parahyba, a somewhat regular chain is developed parallel with the Serra Mantiqueira. In the State of S. Paulo this chain is known as the Serra do Mar, or " Coast Range " ; but in Rio it takes various names, according to its varying height, trend, and general aspect. Amongst these sections the most noteworthy is the famous Serra dos Orgà os, " Organ Range," whi
. The earth and its inhabitants .. . le Mlles Geraes. But various lateral off-shoots are thrown ofi^, which in many places present tbe aspect and take the name of " ; Beyond the deep trough of the Rio Parahyba, a somewhat regular chain is developed parallel with the Serra Mantiqueira. In the State of S. Paulo this chain is known as the Serra do Mar, or " Coast Range " ; but in Rio it takes various names, according to its varying height, trend, and general aspect. Amongst these sections the most noteworthy is the famous Serra dos Orgà os, " Organ Range," which stretches north-east of the capital, and which is so called from the somewhat columnar form of its escarpments, showing a vague or fanciful resemblance to the pipes of an organ. An isolcited peak near Therezopolis has received the equally fanciful name of
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