<foreign xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" xml:lang="deu"><metamark />Ich habe nicht <measure quantity="1600" unit="toise">1600 toises</measure><supplied cert="high">,</supplied> sondern wie auf <lb />meiner Carte de l’<ref xml:id="fba942a7-2039-4156-a942-a72039915687" corresp="#f47ed9c6-d52b-4413-bed9-c6d52b841389" type="editorialNote">Asie centrale</ref><note xml:id="f47ed9c6-d52b-4413-bed9-c6d52b841389" corresp="#fba942a7-2039-4156-a942-a72039915687" type="editorial"><bibl corresp="https://edition-humboldt.de/TKGUVJEV">Humboldt 1843</bibl>, I (dt. Ausgabe: <bibl corresp="https://edition-humboldt.de/DV9UD9GW">Humboldt 1844</bibl>, <ref target="https://www.e-rara.ch/6873160">II</ref>). Die Karte „Gebirgsketten und Vulkane in Central-Asien“ befindet sich am Ende des Bandes.</note> steht<supplied cert="high">,</supplied> <lb /><measure quantity="1800" unit="toise"><hi rendition="#u">1800</hi> <choice> <abbr>t.</abbr> <expan>toises</expan> </choice></measure> = <measure quantity="11509" unit="foot">11509 <choice> <abbr>engl</abbr> <expan>englische</expan> </choice> feet</measure> für beide <placeName ref="https://edition-humboldt.de/H0009370 https://www.geonames.org/1279685">Thibet</placeName>s <lb />behauptet<supplied cert="high">.</supplied> <lb />Wenn die Gegend um <placeName ref="https://edition-humboldt.de/H0011319 https://www.geonames.org/12096464">Ladak</placeName> im west<lb />lichen <placeName ref="https://edition-humboldt.de/H0009370 https://www.geonames.org/1279685">Thibet</placeName> nur <subst> <del rendition="#s"><gap quantity="1" unit="words" reason="covered" /></del> <add place="intralinear"><measure quantity="1650" unit="toise">1650 <choice> <abbr>t</abbr> <expan>toises</expan> </choice></measure></add> </subst> und <lb />das <choice> <abbr>östl.</abbr> <expan>östliche</expan> </choice> <placeName ref="https://edition-humboldt.de/H0009370 https://www.geonames.org/1279685">Thibet</placeName><supplied cert="high">,</supplied> wo die heiligen <lb />Seen liegen<supplied cert="high">,</supplied> <measure quantity="15500" unit="foot">15500 feet</measure> = <measure quantity="2420" unit="toise">2420 <choice> <abbr>t</abbr> <expan>toises</expan> </choice></measure> <lb />sind, so kann die mittlere Höhe <lb />von beiden <placeName ref="https://edition-humboldt.de/H0009370 https://www.geonames.org/1279685">Thibet</placeName>s<supplied cert="high">,</supplied> von der ich <lb />rede<supplied cert="high">,</supplied> wohl nicht <add place="superlinear">viel</add> mehr als <lb /><measure quantity="18000" unit="toise"><hi rendition="#u">18000</hi> <choice> <abbr>t</abbr> <expan>toises</expan> </choice></measure> = <measure quantity="11500" unit="foot">11500 feet</measure> haben<supplied cert="high">.</supplied> <lb />Das Mittel beider Zahlen <lb type="preserve" /><choice> <abbr>östl.</abbr> <expan>östlich</expan> </choice> <placeName ref="https://edition-humboldt.de/H0010714 https://www.geonames.org/1208092">Yarou</placeName> <choice> <orig>..</orig> <reg>–</reg> </choice> <measure quantity="15500" unit="foot">15500 feet</measure><del rendition="#s"><add place="superlinear">21</add></del> = <measure quantity="2420" unit="toise">2420 <choice> <abbr>t</abbr> <expan>toises</expan> </choice></measure> <lb type="preserve" /><choice> <abbr>westl.</abbr> <expan>westlich</expan> </choice> <placeName ref="https://edition-humboldt.de/H0011319 https://www.geonames.org/12096464">Ladak</placeName> <choice> <orig>..</orig> <reg>–</reg> </choice> <measure quantity="10500" unit="foot">10500 <choice> <abbr>–</abbr> <expan>feet</expan> </choice></measure> = <measure quantity="1650" unit="toise">1650 <choice> <abbr>t</abbr> <expan>toises</expan> </choice></measure> <lb type="preserve" />wäre <measure quantity="13000" unit="foot">13000 feet</measure> oder <lb /><measure quantity="2035" unit="toise">2035 <choice> <abbr>t</abbr> <expan>toises</expan> </choice></measure>, <lb />also irre ich nur <lb />um <measure quantity="200" unit="toise">200 toisen</measure><supplied cert="high">,</supplied> um ⅒ <lb />des Ganzen: aber wer <lb />wagt die mittlere <lb />Höhe selbst der kleinen <lb /><placeName ref="https://edition-humboldt.de/H0010179 https://www.geonames.org/2658434">Schweiz</placeName> bis ⅒ <lb />auszusprechen<supplied cert="high">.</supplied> </foreign>