. The earth and its inhabitants .. . I5°20 2 Miles. "Western Illyria. The range of hills surmounting the plateau runs m the same direction. The " Snowy Mountain " (Sneznica, or Schneeberg, 5,893 feet) must be looked upon as bounding the Triestine Carso in the south, for close to it rises the river, for the most part subterranean, which drains the stony plateau. The Snowy Mountain is entitled to that designation, for in some of its crevices snow is found throughout the year. The " Hungarian Gate " lies to the west of it, and near by the old battle-field of Grobrick, now
. The earth and its inhabitants .. . I5°20 2 Miles. "Western Illyria. The range of hills surmounting the plateau runs m the same direction. The " Snowy Mountain " (Sneznica, or Schneeberg, 5,893 feet) must be looked upon as bounding the Triestine Carso in the south, for close to it rises the river, for the most part subterranean, which drains the stony plateau. The Snowy Mountain is entitled to that designation, for in some of its crevices snow is found throughout the year. The " Hungarian Gate " lies to the west of it, and near by the old battle-field of Grobrick, now traversed by a railroad. Not far beyond it rises the Monte Maggiore, or Caldiera (4,572 feet), the culminating point of Istria, presenting a steep fiice towards the Gulf of Quarnero. The limestone plateau to the south of the Snowy Mountain, which M. Lorenz
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