The geography and geology of south-eastern EgyptBall, John
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The geography and geology of south-eastern Egypt
Ball, John
Geology -- Egypt; Physical geography -- Egypt
The main head of Wadi Gimal is called =Wadi Seyet=. It originates
between Gebel Wadhait and Gebel Dreb about latitude 22° 35′,
and by means of many feeders drains the east face of Gebels Dreb
and Gerf. The principal feeder of Wadi Seyet from the south-west is
=Wadi Wadhait=, collecting the south drainage of Gebel Korabkansi,
while on the east the =Wadi Sherefa el Gharbi=, which leads to the
important Sherefa pass, contributes the drainage from the northern
parts of Gebel Dreb and the south-west parts of Gebel Gerf. These
both join Wadi Seyet a little south of latitude 22° 40′, while
a little further down there enter from the east two small feeders
called =Wadi Delawet= and =Wadi Buyet=. The name Seyet is given to
this wadi only down to where it passes through a narrow gap between
high hills in latitude 22° 42′; below that point it is called
Wadi Gemal. Wadi Seyet is remarkably well wooded, containing an
immense number of fine large acacia trees, and presented an almost
park-like appearance at the end of 1907. It also contains a deep
well, =Bir Sararat Seyet=, excavated in the wadi floor just above
the gap between the hills above referred to. This well was full
of downwash in the winter of 1907. It is said to be twenty metres
deep and to yield plenty of good water, but at that time there was
plenty of water in galts in the mountains, and the Arabs said they
preferred to derive their supplies from these so long as they lasted,
only digging out the well when further supplies were necessary.[99]
An unnamed feeder from the west, joining Wadi Seyet just below the
well, leads by an easy pass into the head of =Wadi Hushenab=, which
drains through Wadi Sortdau into the Wadi Gemal lower down its course.
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