. Scottish geographical magazine. is drained by the Bahr-el-Zaraf. Very little is known of theregion traversed by the Bahr-el-Zaraf, but it is apparently a drearyswamp. To the east grass plains apparently stretch as far as the Sobat,while to the west an impassable swamp stretches in the south from theBahr-el-Zaraf to the Bahr-el-Gebel, which is replaced to the northby bush forest. The region shown in the illustration is the southern,swamp area. The banks are very low, the average width of the stream40 to 45 metres, and the depth 25 metres. Very little current is percept-ible, and the river has
. Scottish geographical magazine. is drained by the Bahr-el-Zaraf. Very little is known of theregion traversed by the Bahr-el-Zaraf, but it is apparently a drearyswamp. To the east grass plains apparently stretch as far as the Sobat,while to the west an impassable swamp stretches in the south from theBahr-el-Zaraf to the Bahr-el-Gebel, which is replaced to the northby bush forest. The region shown in the illustration is the southern,swamp area. The banks are very low, the average width of the stream40 to 45 metres, and the depth 25 metres. Very little current is percept-ible, and the river has the appearance of a sluggish drain. The riverwinds very much through the interminable waste of swamp which isapparently destitute both of human habitations and of game. The remaining figures show views on the Bahr-el-Ghazal, which joinsthe Bahr-el-Gebel at Lake No. Both the Bahr-el-Ghazal and itstributaries are throughout their course sluggish streams, which moreresemble large drainage depressions than anything else. They have a. Pio. 8.—The Bahr-el-Zaraf.
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