 | Chambers W. and R., ltd - 1856 - 856 pages
...plateau. Between this and the Mediterranean extend* the low valley of the Nile, separated from the Red Su on the east by a rugged mountainous region, and from...the west by a low ridge of limestone and sandstone. OEOLOOT — HYDRO ORAPIIV. tnrewd by Dr Livingstone presents a variety of schists, tilles, sandstones,... | |
 | William Chambers - Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1868 - 876 pages
...Abyssinia, we have seen, is the mountainous termination of the great southern plateau. Between t.liia and the Mediterranean extends the low valley of the...the west by a low ridge of limestone and sandstone. Regarding the hydrography of A., much is still to be ascertained. The portion which, until recently,... | |
 | Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1868 - 878 pages
...Nubia, and Egypt. Abyssinia, we have seen, is the mountainous termination of the great southern plateau. Between this and the Mediterranean extends the low valley of the Nile, separated from the Eed Sea on the east by a rugged mountainous region, and from the Libyan Desert on the west by a low... | |
 | Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1878 - 882 pages
...Nubia, and Egypt Abyssinia, we have seen, is the mountainous termination of the great southern plateau. Between this and the Mediterranean extends the low valley of the Nile, separated from the Ked Sea on the east by a rugged mountainous region, and from the Libyan Desert on the west by a low... | |
 | Encyclopedias - 1880 - 890 pages
...Nubia and Egypt. Abyssinia, we have seen, is the mountainous termination of the great southern plateau. Between this and the Mediterranean extends the low...valley of the Nile, separated from the Red sea on the e. by a rugged mountainous region, and from the Libyan desert on the w. by a low ridge of limestone... | |
 | Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1883 - 840 pages
...Nubia, and Egypt. Abyssinia, we have seen, is the mountainous termination of the great southern plateau. Between this and the Mediterranean extends the low...the west by a low ridge of limestone and sandstone. Regarding the hydrography of A., much is still to be ascertained. The portion which, until recently,... | |
 | Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1897 - 956 pages
...Abyssinia, Nubia, and Egypt. Abyssinia is the mountainous termination of the great southern plateau. Between this and the Mediterranean extends the low...the west by a low ridge of limestone and sandstone. Regarding the hydrography of A., much is still to be ascertained. Livingstone's discoveries have shown... | |
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Some parts of the chain are considerably above the enow-line, and the highest summits may reach 15,000 feet. 5. The region bordering on the Red Sea, consisting of Abyssinia, Nubia, and Egypt. Abyssinia, we have seen, is the mountainous termination of... 