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Arabic and for the investigation of economic problems 

 connected with the exploitation of deserts. The head of 

 the geological department, and Adjunct Director of the 

 Service de la Carte geologique de 1'Algerie, is Emile 

 FICHEUR. He is assisted by Arbel BRIVES, who is a 

 collaborator upon the survey as well as a professor in 

 the geological department. Georges FLAMAND occupies 

 the chair of physical geography of the Sahara, and 

 enjoys a wide reputation for his explorations in the 

 desert. In addition the University of Algiers supports 

 a professor of the geography of Africa in the person of 

 Emile-Felix GAUTIER, deservedly well-known for many 

 important works in this field. Inasmuch as the geology 

 of deserts is a subject likely to occupy an important 

 place in the discussions of geologists in the near future, 

 the advantages of Algiers as a place of study may well 

 be emphasized. 



