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
| | |a narrow gorge at foot
| | |of a high granite hill.
| | |Plenty of good water in
| | |1907-1908.
| | |
Bir Meneiga, north |22 47 8|35 12 20 |Similar to Bir Meneiga,
spring | | |south spring, to which it
| | |is very close. Point on
| | |administrative boundary
| | |between Egypt and the
| | |Sudan.
| | |
Bir Meneiga, south |22 46 55|35 12 15 |Tiny pool in rocky
spring | | |floor of Wadi Meneiga,
| | |which refills as fast
| | |as emptied. Easily
| | |accessible to camels.
| | |Water excellent.
| | |
Bir Korbiai |22 46 55|35 10 35 |Two wells of excellent
| | |water in the rocky gorge
| | |of Wadi Korbiai. Said to
| | |yield for three or four
| | |years after rain.
| | |
Bir Muqur |22 42 26|35 18 5 |Trickling spring with
| | |pools in serpentine, in
| | |Wadi Muqur. Was yielding
| | |about five litres per
| | |minute in 1908.
| | |
Bir Sararat Seyet |22 41 10|35 1 59 |Deep well in Wadi Seyet;
| | |filled by downwash in
| | |1907-1908.
| | |
Bir Diqdib |22 41 0|35 13 0 |Spring? high up in Wadi
| | |Diqdib, south part of
| | |Gebel Gerf.
| | |
Bir Adal Deib |22 40 30|36 4 30 |Salt well, close to sea.
| | |
Ti Dabei Hamra Dom |22 39 55|35 38 40 |Shallow excavations in
| | |alluvium and sand in the
| | |hills of Hamra Dom, only
| | |yielding supplies for a
| | |short time after rainfall.
| | |
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