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220 AUSTRALASIA.in a general way. The Lutimojong highland.s, which form the cenfral nucleus,and from which flow the largest rivers, are one of the least known regions, andtravellers have hitherto failed to form an estimate of the elevations. Accordingto Schneider the main range, beginning at Cape Pales (Donggala) on the westcoast, runs south-east towards the Latimojong mountains, beyond which it traversesFig. ni.—ExpLOEED Regions of Cele£es.Soile 1 : 8,000,000.E32,000 Fathom «and upwardsThe finished parts of the map represent the regions completely sui-veyed by the Dutch.the south-eastern peninsula. The framework of these highlands consists of gneissand granites, which in some places crop out above the secondary and tertiary rocksof both slopes. A lateral ridge of gneiss, radiating from the central nucleus, formsthe backbone of the Balante peninsula, while that of Macassar, traversed in 1888by Weber and Wichmann, is also dominated by crystalline or paleozoic ranges.