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
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Galt Um Gunud |23 58 10|35 11 20 |Rock basin, in Gebel Um
| | |Gunud. Yielded supplies
| | |in 1906. Accessible from
| | |Wadi Lahami.
| | |
Megal el Selaia |23 56 55|34 52 50 |Small spring in sand at
| | |foot of rocks near Gebel
| | |Selaia. Yield small and
| | |not to be depended on for
| | |long after rain.
| | |
Galt Batoga |23 51 20|35 21 30 |Rock basin at foot of
| | |Gebel Batoga off Wadi
| | |Kalalat. Water good,
| | |plentiful, and fairly
| | |easy of access in 1907.
| | |
Galt Um Maiyat |23 50 2|35 18 15 | —
| | |
Galt in Gebel Dahanib |23 44 45|35 9 50 |Rock basin in ravine,
| | |containing water after
| | |rain; about a cubic metre
| | |in 1907.
| | |
Bir Shenshef |23 44 0|35 23 0 |Several small wells in
| | |Wadi Shenshef near ruins.
| | |Water good.
| | |
Bir Abu Hashim |23 41 56|34 4 26 |Several wells in alluvial
| | |floor of wadi. Water good
| | |and plentiful, about 8
| | |metres down in 1907.
| | |
Bir Betan, west well |23 38 0|35 3 15 |Well in floor of Wadi
| | |Betan, about 600
| | |metres lower down than
| | |foregoing, close to where
| | |Wadi Um Eleiga enters
| | |Wadi Betan. Filled by
| | |downwash in 1907.
| | |
Bir Betan, east well |23 37 55|35 3 35 |Well in floor of Wadi
| | |Betan, near small seyal
| | |tree. Filled by alluvium
| | |in 1900.
| | |
Galt near Gebel Abu |23 37 0|35 5 20 |Rock basin in north-west
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