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ORIZABA (Aztec, Citlaltepetl, " See also:
STAR
star See also:
MOUNTAIN (0. Fr. montaigne; popular Lat. montanea, an adjectival form from the classical mons, montis, whence Eng. " mount," a form usually used along with the name of an individual mountain, e.g. Mt Everest)
MOUNTAIN, THE (La Montagne)
mountain ") , an See also:

EXTINCT

extinct or dormant See also:

VOLCANO

volcano, on the boundary between the Mexican states of See also:

Puebla and See also:

VERA, AUGUSTO (1813-1885)

Vera Cruz and very nearly on the 19th parallel. It rises from the See also:

south-eastern margin of the See also:

GREAT

great Mexican See also:

plateau to an See also:

ELEVATION

elevation of 18,314 ft., according to Scovell and See also:

Bunsen's measurements in 1891–1892, or 18,250 and 18,209 ft. according to other authorities, and 18i7o1 (5700 metres) by the Comisi6n Geografica Exploradora. It is the highest See also:

PEAK, THE

peak in See also:

Mexico and the second highest in See also:

North See also:

AMERICA

America. Its upper See also:

TIMBER

timber See also:

LINE

line is about 13,500 ft. above See also:

sea-level, and Hans Gadow found patches of apparently permanent See also:

SNOW (in O. Eng. sndw; a common Indo-European word; cf. in Teutonic languages, Ger. Schnee, Du. sneeuw; in Slavonic snieg', Lith. snegas; Gr. vi4a, Lat. nix, nivis, whence the Romanic forms, Ital. neve, Fr. neige, &c.; Ir. and Gael. sneachd; the original

snow at an elevation of 14,400 ft. on its S.E. See also:

side in 1902. The first ascent of Orizaba was made by See also:

Reynolds and See also:

MAYNARD, FRANCOIS DE (1582-1646)

Maynard in 1848, since when other successful attempts have been made and many failures have been recorded. Its last eruptive See also:

period was 1545–1566, and the volcano is now considered to be extinct, although See also:

Humboldt records that See also:

SMOKE (from O. Eng. smeocan, to smoke, reek, cf. Dutch meek, Ger. Schmauch, probably allied to Gr. vol9caiv)

smoke was seen issuing from its See also:

SUMMIT

summit as See also:

LATE

late as the beginning of the 19th See also:

CENTURY (from Lat. centuria, a division of a hundred men)

century.

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