APPENDIX A 



A SUMMARY OF THE GEOGRAPHICAL RESULTS OF 

 THE EXPEDITION 



In order to set forth the topographical features with the 

 greatest lucidity, the country traversed by the expedition 

 may be conveniently divided into three parts, namely : — 



1. Jubaland^ (comprising the districts of Guranlagga, Joreh, 



Kurde, Gulola and Arroga). 



2. Lak Dera (comprising the districts of Rama Gudi and Bojhi). 



3. 77/1? Lorian {i.e. the country between Marti Plateau and 



Madoleh). 



I. Jubaland. — The general slope of the land is from the 

 north-west towards the south-east. The country consists 

 of a series of broad shallow valleys almost imperceptible 

 to the eye, for the most part overgrown with dense bush 

 and forest and generally running from the north-west to 

 the south-east. Down their centre there are usually dry 

 stream beds, mostly sandy and filled with almost im- 

 penetrable jungle. Many of them are connected with the 

 numerous small creeks found along the coast, and they form 

 practically the only drainage system of the country. But 

 generally in the north these valleys and low rounded 

 ridges disappear as they draw near the sea, giving place 

 to a level arid plain, known as Dibayu, which is only 

 separated from the Indian Ocean by a line of sandhills. 

 These sanddunes, which rarely exceed 200 feet in height, 

 stretch from Gobwein in the north to Port Durnford (Birkau) 

 in the south, and are parallel to the coast. They are covered 

 with dense scrub and flat-topped conifers {Jmiiperus pf-ocera). 



^ Southern Jubaland properly includes Nos. i and 2. They are 

 only divided here for convenience, in order to emphasise their different 

 characteristics. 



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