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THE COUNTRY. 333 mean elevation of a thousand to twelve hundred metres l (Fig. 245) stretch away to enormous distances. Properly speaking, however, these uplands no longer belong to Lycia. The waters drained by these plateaux, after many a long winding, Af Lee Spcalt, and Forbes C.Perron fromOlo50m From 50 to 100 Prom 100 beyond FIG. 244. Valley of Xanthus.* From the Nouvelle Gtographie, by Elisee Reclus. fall into the Mediterranean or spread themselves into inland lakes, whose overplus escapes through subterraneous abysses ; but the 1 The name geographers give to the plateau under notice is Elmalu, from a bustling modern town, the largest and most important in Lycia. 1 The names of ancient towns in this and the next chart (Fig. 245) are more lightly marked so as to distinguish them from modern centres.