. The Encyclopaedia Britannica; ... A dictionary of arts, sciences and general literature. which N. and E. to its sources, it passes on toabout 63° 12 E. long., when it resumes a northerly direc-tion to Jalk. As thus determined, Baluchistan has anarea of about 106,500 sq. miles. It extends from ° 50 to 30° 20, and from long. 61° 10 to 68° 38; it«extreme length from E. to W. being 500 miles, and it«breadth 370. The outline of the sea-coast la in general remarkablyregular, running nearly due E. and W., a little N. of ° 46 from Cape Slonze, on the border of Sindh; to CapeJewnee, near
. The Encyclopaedia Britannica; ... A dictionary of arts, sciences and general literature. which N. and E. to its sources, it passes on toabout 63° 12 E. long., when it resumes a northerly direc-tion to Jalk. As thus determined, Baluchistan has anarea of about 106,500 sq. miles. It extends from ° 50 to 30° 20, and from long. 61° 10 to 68° 38; it«extreme length from E. to W. being 500 miles, and it«breadth 370. The outline of the sea-coast la in general remarkablyregular, running nearly due E. and W., a little N. of ° 46 from Cape Slonze, on the border of Sindh; to CapeJewnee, near the River Dustee. It is for the most partcraggy, but not remarkably elevated, and has in someplaces, for considerable distance, a low sandy shore, thoughalmost everywhere the surface becomes much higher principal headlands, proceeding from E. to W., areCape Monze or Ras Moarree, which is the eastern headlandof Sonmeanee Bay; Goorab Sing; Ras Arubah; Ras Noo,forming the western headland of Gwadel Bay ; Ras Jewnee,forming the eastern point of Gwadur Bay, and Cape Zegin. ARABIAN CMZT Cr65 CftCCMWICH Sketch Map of Balachistan. at its western extremity. There is no good harbour alongthe coast, though it extends about 600 miles ; but thereare several roadsteads with good holding-ground, andsheltered on several points. Of these the best are Son-meanee Bay, Homara, and Gwadur. On the latter aresituated a small town and a fort of the same name, and alsoa telegraph station of the Indo-European line. Of the early history of this portion of tlie Asiatic continentlittle or nothing is known. The poverty and natural strengthof the country, combined with the ferocious habits of tBenatives, seem to have equally repelled the friendly visits of 300 BALUCHISTAN inquisitive strangers and the hostile incursions of invadingarmies. The first distinct account which we have is fromArrian, who, with his usual brevity and severe veracity,narrates the march of Alexander through this regi
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