A short time since there were given in the _St. Petersburgh Academical
Journal_ some authentic particulars of Professor Parrot's journey to
Mount Ararat. After being baffled in repeated attempts, he at length
succeeded in overcoming the obstacles which beset him, and ascertained
the positive elevation of its peak to be 16,200 French feet: it is,
therefore, more than 1,500 feet loftier than Mount Blanc. He describes
the summit as being a circular plane, about 160 feet in circumference,
joined by a gentle descent, with a second and less elevated one towards
the east. The whole of the upper region of the mountain, from the height
of 12,750 English feet, being covered with perpetual snow and ice. He
afterwards ascended what is termed "The Little Ararat," and reports it
to be about 13,100 English feet high.--W.G.C.
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