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Until recently the highest meteorological station in the world has been that established by this observatory on Mt. Chachani, at an elevation of 16,650 feet. After making a careful examination of the volcano EI Misti, Professor Bailey has succeeded in establishing a station upon its top at an elevation of 19,200 feet. The mountain as seen from every direction, is an isolated, sharp peak, and is therefore especially suited for the study of the upper atmosphere...
Stations have been established at Mallendo, 100 feet above the sea level; at La Joyce, whose elevation is 4,150 feet; at the observing station, 8,060 feet high, and at Chachani Ravine, 16,650 feet high...
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