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
=Gebel Dif= and =Gebel Anfeib= together form a still further
continuation south-eastward of the same great sandstone plateau,
being separated from Gebel Hodein by the deep winding gorge of
Wadi Dif. The sandstone beds here dip to the north-east, and the
highest points are near the west edge of the mass, where they are
flanked by lines of lower hills, formed of schists cropping out
from under the sandstone. A triangulation beacon in latitude 23°
8′ 24″, longitude 34° 59′ 19″, marks the south end of the
high plateau of Gebel Anfeib; it is 705 metres above sea-level,
and very conspicuous from the east, but it is generally invisible
from the west side of the mass, owing to the ridges north-west of
it being slightly higher. In occupying the point as a station, I
approached it from Bir Dif, following up the Wadi Abu Hashim to its
head, then down the Rod Mukrayib round Gebel Lilowit, the south tip
of the schist range, and turning north across various small wadis
to a camp in one of the heads of Wadi Edunqul, at 315 metres above
sea-level and 1,200 metres south-east of the beacon. This camp could
also have been reached from Bir Abu Saafa via the Wadis Hodein and
Anfeib. The climb to the beacon, of 400 metres, is steep, but not
difficult, and occupies less than two hours.
=Gebel Tibatib= is a conspicuous dark conical peak among the low dark
hills which extend from Gebel Anfeib to Wadi Hodein. Its summit is
396 metres above sea-level.
=Gebel Butitelib= is a steep-sided little hill mass of grey felsite
close west of the easy pass which leads from the head of Wadi Abu
Hashim into the Rod Mukrayib, near the south end of Gebel Anfeib. It
rises to 485 metres above sea, or eighty metres above the sandy pass.
=Gebel Lilowit=, the south end of the schist range which flanks
Gebel Anfeib on the west, is 485 metres above the sea.
=Gebel Niqrub el Tahtani= is a conspicuous isolated jagged mountain
south of the Rod Mukrayib (which drains its northern face), and
west of Wadi Madi. The beacon on it is in latitude 23° 0′ 39″,
longitude 35° 0′ 53″, 829 metres above sea-level and about
500 metres above the Rod Mukrayib. A conspicuous pinnacle close
north-east of the beacon has practically the same altitude.
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