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CH. IV

MOUNTAINS AND HILLS

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and the Sittang. Its heights are inconsiderable, hardly exceeding 2000 feet. Gradually declining, it ends with the hill crowned by the Shwe Dagôn Pagoda at Rangoon.

Fig. 19. Shwe Dagon Pagoda.

Fig. 19. Shwe Dagôn Pagoda.

To the east, on the great Shan plateau, itself averaging in height from 3000 to 4000 feet, are countless hills and many mountain chains. Dividing North and South Hsenwi

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