The geography and geology of south-eastern EgyptBall, John
Science
The geography and geology of south-eastern Egypt
Ball, John
Geology -- Egypt; Physical geography -- Egypt
Gebels Um Hegilig, Reyan, and Shut, are high hills situated between
the Wadis Shut and Gumudlum, both tributaries of Khoda. =Gebel Um
Hegilig=, a dark peak rising to 966 metres above sea-level, is almost
exactly midway between Gebels Dahanib and Kalalat. =Gebel Reyan=,
a little further south-east, is a group of peaks and ridges of which
the highest point is 863 metres above sea. =Gebel Shut=, the most
remarkable of the three, is a great cone rising to 930 metres above
sea, about five kilometres north of the Wadi Khoda. A very large galt
is said to exist among these hills, approachable from Wadi Shut;
it is probably in one of the feeders draining westward from Gebel
Reyan, which name signifies “the wet mountain.”
=Gebel Um Bisilla= is a dark mountain of gabbro rising conspicuously
among lower hills twenty-two kilometres west of Gebel Dahanib. The
triangulation beacon on its summit is in latitude 23° 45′ 34″,
longitude 34° 57′ 39″, and 824 metres above sea-level. Gebel Um
Bisilla is drained by Wadi Um Bisilla, the head of which encircles its
southern half, while the northern flanks are drained by feeders of
the Wadi el Khiua, which courses south-west to join Wadi Um Bisilla
about ten kilometres west of the mountain. There is an easy passage
for camels round the east side of the mountain from the head of Wadi
Um Bisilla into a feeder of Wadi Abu Nilih, a tributary of Wadi El
Khiua. In ascending the mountain I pitched my camp in one of the
gullies draining from it to Wadi Um Bisilla, at an altitude of 513
metres above sea and 1,300 metres south-east of the beacon. The climb
of 311 metres from this camp to the summit presented no difficulties,
and occupied only an hour and a half.
=Erf el Gimal= is a high dark ridge surrounded by lower hills ten
kilometres west-south-west of Gebel Um Bisilla. Its highest point,
the west end of the ridge, is 673 metres above sea. About seven
kilometres further west is a conspicuous conical hill called =Gebel
Abu Shigelat=.
Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.
Reviews
Reviews
No reviews yet
Be the first to share your thoughts on this work.
Elsewhere in the archive
Join the Discussion
Join the discussion
Sign in to leave a comment or review.
Sign InorCreate an account