The greatest mean Elevation is probably <measure xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" quantity="18000" unit="foot">18,000 feet</measure>: it is North of <lb xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" />the Snowy <placeName xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" ref="https://edition-humboldt.de/H0006863 https://www.geonames.org/1252558">Himalayah</placeName> & zigzag: – proportionally very little of the <lb xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" />Snowy <placeName xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" ref="https://edition-humboldt.de/H0006863 https://www.geonames.org/1252558">Himalayah</placeName> rises above <measure xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" quantity="18000" unit="foot">18,000 <choice> <abbr>ft.</abbr> <expan>feet</expan> </choice></measure>; – & the <measure xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" quantity="300" unit="foot">300 feet</measure> of <hi xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" rendition="#u">that</hi>, <lb xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" />which is exposed to view in a straight line, gives the delusive effect <lb xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" />of a mountain-chain, on this side the main axis & water-shed.