RECORD: Eck, F. W, Height of various places in Chili ascertained by Barometrical admeasurement. [9.1834] CUL-DAR35.232. Edited by John van Wyhe (Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Kees Rookmaaker, corrections by Gordon Chancellor 5.2011. RN2
NOTE: This is letter 256 in Correspondence, but not transcribed in Correspondence vol. 1, p. 407.
Reproduced with permission of the Syndics of Cambridge University Library.
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Height of various places in Chili ascertained by Barometrical admeasurement
| "Great Bell" mountain near Quillota | 4716 | Feet above the level of the sea |
| "Aguia del Guanacos" (at the foot of do) | 4243 | |
| "San Cristoval" (near St. Jago) | 2678 | |
| "St. Jago" | 1732 | |
| Summit of "Cuista de Prado" | 2515 | |
| Summit of "Cuista de Zapata" | 1914 | |
| Town of "Casa Blanca" | 811 | |
| Village of "Plazilla" | 1049 | |
| Highest point on the road between Valp.o & the Plazilla | 1520 | |
| do point of the Quebrada Vindi near Valpo | 1076 |
Fred A. Eck
Citation: John van Wyhe, ed. 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online. (http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
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