Peck, William G. (William Guy), 1820-1892 · New York, Chicago, A. S. Barnes & company · leaf 137
self isnamed Copernicus. The shorter chain, north of and nearly perpendicular to theApennine range, but separated from it by a wide gap, is called the Alps ; the Alpinechain terminates toward the nortb-east in a large crater named Plato. The south-ern part of the figure sbows little else than a… … Fig. 56. Enlarged View of the Alpine Region. Explanation. The large crater toward the upper part of the figure is Plato ;the character of its bounding rim is shown by the shadows cast on the floor of theenclosed area. The remarkable cleft, traversing the middle part of the range, isthe great valley…
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