Africa and its inhabitants . ondary Africanriver, being inferior not only to the Congo, Nile, Joliba, and Zambesi, but accordingto some approximate estimates, even to the Limpopo, Orange, and Juba. Butgreat discrepancies prevail on this point; and while Chavanne calculates the Senegalat 176,000 square miles, Von Kloden reduces it to Httle over 103,000 square discrepancies are due to the fact that the Saharan slope of the river has notyet been accurately surveyed, and that some include this region of intermittentwadies in the Senegal basin, while others bring it within the zone of i
Africa and its inhabitants . ondary Africanriver, being inferior not only to the Congo, Nile, Joliba, and Zambesi, but accordingto some approximate estimates, even to the Limpopo, Orange, and Juba. Butgreat discrepancies prevail on this point; and while Chavanne calculates the Senegalat 176,000 square miles, Von Kloden reduces it to Httle over 103,000 square discrepancies are due to the fact that the Saharan slope of the river has notyet been accurately surveyed, and that some include this region of intermittentwadies in the Senegal basin, while others bring it within the zone of inland drain-age. According to the former view the Senegal must have in any case an area of145,000 square miles, or very nearly two-thirds of the whole of France. From thesource of the Bafing to the bar at its mouth, the total length is as nearly as possible1,000 miles, but as the bird flies not more than 170 miles. SENEO^ili BASIN AND FUTA-JALLON. 129 The farthest headstream, rising wilhiu a fuw miles of the left bank of tho. (liill! ?«!» I
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