The Andes and the Amazon; Or, Across the Continent of South America

Name: The Andes and the Amazon; Or, Across the Continent of South America
Author: Orton, James

Orton, James

Amazon River -- Description and travel; Andes -- Description and travel; Ecuador -- Description and travel; Natural history -- South America

+----------+---------+----------+-------+----------+-----------+---------------+
|Locality. |Altitude.|Barometer.|Boiling|Regnault's|Difference.|Other          |
|          |         |          | Point.|  Equiv.  |           |Estimates.     |
+----------+---------+----------+-------+----------+-----------+---------------+
|          |         |          |    deg.   |          |           |               |
|Pacific   |       0 |    29.930| 212.01|          |           |_Bar._ of      |
|  Ocean   |         |          |       |          |           | Visse, 29.904;|
|          |         |          |       |          |           | Boussingault, |
|          |         |          |       |          |           | 29.867.       |
|Guayaquil |       10|    29.899| 211.95|    29.831|      -.008|_B.P._ of      |
|          |         |          |       |          |           | Visse, 211.8 deg. |
|Guaranda  |    8,840|    21.976|       |          |           |_Alt._ of      |
|          |         |          |       |          |           | Visse, 8872;  |
|          |         |          |       |          |           | Hall, 8928.   |
|Arenal    |   14,250|    18.123|       |          |           |_Alt._ of      |
|          |         |          |       |          |           | Visse, 13,917;|
|          |         |          |       |          |           | Hall, 14,268. |
|Mocha     |   10,900|    20.393|       |          |           |               |
|Ambato    |    8,490|    22.241|       |          |           |_Alt._ of      |
|          |         |          |       |          |           | Visse, 8541;  |
|          |         |          |       |          |           | Boussingault, |
|          |         |          |       |          |           | 8787.         |
|          |         |          |       |          |           |_Bar._ of      |
|          |         |          |       |          |           | Jameson,      |
|          |         |          |       |          |           | 22.218.       |
|Tacunga   |    9,181|    21.693|       |          |           |_Alt._ of      |
|          |         |          |       |          |           | Visse, 9180;  |
|          |         |          |       |          |           | Boussingault, |
|          |         |          |       |          |           | 9384.         |
|          |         |          |       |          |           |_Bar._ of      |
|          |         |          |       |          |           | Jameson,      |
|          |         |          |       |          |           | 21.700.       |
|Tiupullo  |   11,662|    19.858|       |          |           |_Alt._ of      |
|          |         |          |       |          |           | Visse, 11,702.|
|Machachi  |    9,900|    21.212|       |          |           |_Alt._ of      |
|          |         |          |       |          |           | Visse, 9823.  |

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The Andes and the Amazon; Or, Across the Continent of South America

Orton, James

Amazon River -- Description and travel; Andes -- Description and travel; Ecuador -- Description and travel; Natural history -- South America

+----------+---------+----------+-------+----------+-----------+---------------+
|Locality. |Altitude.|Barometer.|Boiling|Regnault's|Difference.|Other          |
|          |         |          | Point.|  Equiv.  |           |Estimates.     |
+----------+---------+----------+-------+----------+-----------+---------------+
|          |         |          |    deg.   |          |           |               |
|Pacific   |       0 |    29.930| 212.01|          |           |_Bar._ of      |
|  Ocean   |         |          |       |          |           | Visse, 29.904;|
|          |         |          |       |          |           | Boussingault, |
|          |         |          |       |          |           | 29.867.       |
|Guayaquil |       10|    29.899| 211.95|    29.831|      -.008|_B.P._ of      |
|          |         |          |       |          |           | Visse, 211.8 deg. |
|Guaranda  |    8,840|    21.976|       |          |           |_Alt._ of      |
|          |         |          |       |          |           | Visse, 8872;  |
|          |         |          |       |          |           | Hall, 8928.   |
|Arenal    |   14,250|    18.123|       |          |           |_Alt._ of      |
|          |         |          |       |          |           | Visse, 13,917;|
|          |         |          |       |          |           | Hall, 14,268. |
|Mocha     |   10,900|    20.393|       |          |           |               |
|Ambato    |    8,490|    22.241|       |          |           |_Alt._ of      |
|          |         |          |       |          |           | Visse, 8541;  |
|          |         |          |       |          |           | Boussingault, |
|          |         |          |       |          |           | 8787.         |
|          |         |          |       |          |           |_Bar._ of      |
|          |         |          |       |          |           | Jameson,      |
|          |         |          |       |          |           | 22.218.       |
|Tacunga   |    9,181|    21.693|       |          |           |_Alt._ of      |
|          |         |          |       |          |           | Visse, 9180;  |
|          |         |          |       |          |           | Boussingault, |
|          |         |          |       |          |           | 9384.         |
|          |         |          |       |          |           |_Bar._ of      |
|          |         |          |       |          |           | Jameson,      |
|          |         |          |       |          |           | 21.700.       |
|Tiupullo  |   11,662|    19.858|       |          |           |_Alt._ of      |
|          |         |          |       |          |           | Visse, 11,702.|
|Machachi  |    9,900|    21.212|       |          |           |_Alt._ of      |
|          |         |          |       |          |           | Visse, 9823.  |

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