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
Further south along the watershed, in latitude 22° 50′, are two
conspicuous peaks of nearly equal height and not far apart, which
from the east look like two hop-kilns. These are called =Gebel
Sheyenit=. The southern one is the higher, rising to 887 metres
above sea-level, while the northern one attains 853 metres.
=Gebel Mishbih= is a huge bristling mass of granite peaks a little
east of the main watershed, rising from the plain west of Wadi
Feqoh in latitude 22° 44′. Being much higher than any other
mountain in the neighbourhood, it is a very remarkable feature for
long distances. Though it has not been surveyed in detail, its
chief peaks have been triangulated and the general shape of its
eastern parts is tolerably known by observations from Niqrub and
Korabkansi. The highest of its many peaks, near the south-west end
of the mass, reaches 1,353 metres, while the north-east peak, marked
by a beacon in latitude 22° 44′ 18″, longitude 34° 41′ 20″,
is 1,316 metres above the sea. The mountain is believed to be almost
entirely drained by feeders of the Wadi Feqoh.
=Gebel Shweib= is a smaller hill-mass a little to the south-east
of Gebel Mishbih. Its highest peak, which is at the north-east end,
is 914 metres above sea-level.
=Gebel Shabih= is a very remarkable granite mountain rising abruptly
from the sandy plain traversed by Wadi Feqoh in latitude 22° 45′,
about twelve kilometres east of Gebel Mishbih. From the north, it
looks like a very perfect cone, but as one passes it going south it is
seen to be slightly elongated meridionally, and to have two distinct
peaks, of which the northern and higher one rises to 1,117 metres,
or about 650 metres above the plain. Its sides are very steep, and
an ascent would probably be a matter of some difficulty. The Wadi
Feqoh passes close west of the mountain.
=Gebel Um el Kalala= is a small range of granite peaks close to the
east side of Wadi Feqoh in latitude 22° 50′. The peaks at its
north and south ends, nearly two kilometres apart, rise to 672 and
655 metres above sea respectively. In the low hilly country further
north there are three conspicuous little peaks of dark aspect rising
above the general level. =Gebel Mismih=, the highest of these, rises
to 599 metres above the sea; it is a nearly perfect cone twelve
kilometres north of Um el Kalala, and about six kilometres east of
Wadi Feqoh. =Gebel Waqif=, nine kilometres west-north-west of Um el
Kalala, is less sharp, and reaches 556 metres above the sea; while
the third hill, which is unnamed, lies nearly between the last two,
on the west side of Wadi Feqoh, and attains only 504 metres.
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