| | |and winds gradually south over | | |broken rocky ground; 5 miles on | | |re-enters khor, and runs through | | |dense mass of tamarisk and scrub | | |into channel 100 yards wide here, | | |and khor ½ to ¾ mile wide. | | | _Ambakta_ | 8 | 82 |Shortly afterwards reach Khor | | |Ambakta, with one well. This is | | |where Sudan-Eritrea boundary meets | | |the Baraka on the east bank. Jebel | | |Senad, to the west, is a good | | |landmark here, and Jebel Ayob, on | | |east. Channel now twists about a | | |good deal, then runs south-west; | | |both banks lined with hills. | | | _Hakhal_ | 8 | 90 |Eight miles on is Hakal; one well, | | |6 feet down, good water. | | | _Adardeb_ | 9 | 99 |Track continues south-west and | | |enters Eritrean territory, and 9 | | |miles on reaches Adardeb, with | | |three wells, 4 feet down; good | | |water. Three miles on channel | | |splits up and runs east and west; | | |track leads over ground between. | | |Very bad going over ground broken | | |up by watercourses and sand dunes | | |for next 6 miles; channel is then | | |re-entered and Khor Salha is | | |reached. | | | _Khor Salha_ | 10 | 109 |Five wells, 4 feet down, good | | |water. This is a large khor Khor Anseba | — | — |running in from the east, and is | | |itself joined by Khor Anseba, | | |about 10 miles east, which latter | | |khor comes from south-east. From | | |here Jebel Adarkalab, a very high | | |hill, is seen due south, and Jebel