CONTENTS. 



CHAP. 



I. General Survey 



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II. The Nile Basin 31 



The River, p. 31. Lake Victoria Nyanza, p. 35. The Somerset Nile, p. 37. Lake Albert 

 Nyanza, p. 39. The White Nile, p. 40. The Blue NUe, p. 47. The Atbara River, p. ôO. 

 The Nubian Nile, p. 52. The Lower NUe, p. 57. The Fayum Depression, p. 60. Periodi- 

 cal Rising of the Nile, p. 69. 



III. Region of the Gkeat Lakes 



VII. Shoa, Danakil, and North Galla States ......... 



The Shoa Highlands, p. 184. Volcanic Formations, p. 185. The Galla Highlands, p. 186. 

 The Afar Country, p. 186. The Awash Basin, p. 187. Climate, Flora and Fauca, p. 188. 

 Inhabitants, p. 190. The Somali, p. 193. The Gallas, p. 194. Topography, p. 200. 

 Harrar and Zeilah, p. 202. Innarya, p. 213. Yangaro. p. 214. Kaffaland, p. 214. 



VIII. Upper Nubia 



Physical and Political Features, p. 217. Gumu, Berta, and Lega Highlands, p. 218. 

 Climate, Flora, Fauna, p. 220. Inhabitants, p. 222. The Funj Race, p. 227- The 

 Kunama and Barea, p. 229. The Bejas, p. 234. Topography, p. 239. Senâr, p. 241. 

 Khartum, p. 244. Naga, Meroë, p. 246. Kassala, p. 249. Berber, p. 252. 



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Climate, Flora, Fauna, p. 75. Inhabitants, p. 76. The Ruanda Country, p. 82. The 

 Empire of U-Ganda, p. 82. Religion, Trade, 4dministration, p. 86. Topography, p. 88. 

 The Kavirondo and Nanda Countries, p. 88. The U-Nyoro Territory, p. 91. 



IV. Region of the Upper Nile Tributaries . 95 



Inhabitants, p. 97. The Latuka Country, p. 102. Topography, p. 112. 



V. SoBAT AND YaL BasINS 116 



The Gambil and Koma Tribes, p. 116. The ShiUuks, p. 119. Topography, p. 122. 



VI. Abyssinia (Ethiopia) . 123 



Relief of the Land, Population, p. 123. Historic Retrospect, p. 124. Exploration, p. 126. 

 The Abyssinian Plateau, p. 128. The Kwallas and River Gorges, p. 128. Orographic 

 Sj'stem, p. 131. The Northern Highlands, p. 131. Hamassen and Simen Uplands, p. 133. 

 The Eastern Border Range, p. 135. Central and Western Highlands, p. 136. The 

 Abyssinian Seaboard, p. 137. Lake Alalbed, p. 137. Climate, p. 139. Flora, p. 142. 

 Fauna, p. 144. Inhabitants, p. 145. Agriculture, p. 154. Arts and Industries, p. 154. 

 Religion and Education, p. 155. Government, p. 159. Topography, p. 161. Gondar, 

 p. 161. Debra-Tabor, p. 163. Magdala, p. 168. Adua, p. 171. Aksum, p. 172. Mas- 

 sawah, p. 178. Dahlak Islands, p. 180. Administrative Divisions, p. 18.". 



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