. The earth and its inhabitants .. . Depths. 0 to 32 Feel. :,2 to 64 reet. 64 to «30 Feet. 80 Foet and upwards. 6 Miles. the beach of Bou'ia, about half a mile south of Assab, affords anchorage to the largest vessels within 500 feet of the coast. The territory of Assab is a shifting dune or hard rock nearly destitute of vegetation. Near the neighbouring village of Margahleh are a few pools of water fringed with verdure ; here and there the Afar huts are shaded by some clumps of palms, while along the intei-mittent streams the brushwood is matted together by a network of creeping plants. The 14


. The earth and its inhabitants .. . Depths. 0 to 32 Feel. :,2 to 64 reet. 64 to «30 Feet. 80 Foet and upwards. 6 Miles. the beach of Bou'ia, about half a mile south of Assab, affords anchorage to the largest vessels within 500 feet of the coast. The territory of Assab is a shifting dune or hard rock nearly destitute of vegetation. Near the neighbouring village of Margahleh are a few pools of water fringed with verdure ; here and there the Afar huts are shaded by some clumps of palms, while along the intei-mittent streams the brushwood is matted together by a network of creeping plants. The 14—AF


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