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See also:ORIZABA (Aztec, Citlaltepetl, " See also:star See also:mountain ") , an See also:extinct or dormant See also:volcano, on the boundary between the Mexican states of See also:Puebla and See also:Vera Cruz and very nearly on the 19th parallel . It rises from the See also:south-eastern margin of the See also:great Mexican See also:plateau to an See also: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 in See also:Mexico and the second highest in See also:North See also:America . Its upper See also:timber See also:line is about 13,500 ft. above See also:sea-level, and Hans Gadow found patches of apparently permanent See also:snow at an elevation of 14,400 ft. on its S.E. See also:side in 1902 . The first ascent of See also:Orizaba was made by See also:Reynolds and See also: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 was seen issuing from its See also:summit as See also:late as the beginning of the 19th See also:century . |
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