GEOGRÄPHICAL DEFINITIONS, 
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Some Capes and 
Promontories have 
light-houses built 
on them : these are 
So caulled because 
they have a bright 
light burning on the 
top of them after 
dürk,that ships may 
Not sail too ncar the 
land, 
59. What is a 
Mountain? 
A Promontory and Light-House, 
A. A portion of land, raised up to a great height. 
60, How high are the highest mountains in the world? 
A, They are about five and a half miles high; others are 
two, three, and four miles high. 
61. What is a chain or range of Mountains ? 
A. A number of mountains Joined together, and extending 
many hundreds, and even thousands of miles in leneth. 
Plans. Rauge u Mountarps, Mouulaine, Valley. Hills, Volcano. City on 
62. What is  Volcano? nn called 
AA burnir.z mountain, with an opening at the top, 
Aa Crater, , 
63, What rises from the crater of a Volcano