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The coast of the Eed Sea, which is deflected in the direction of the south-east, 

 is here and there indented by bays and creeks where sea-ports might be established, 

 were the caravans unfortunately not compelled to traverse the burning and dan- 

 Fig. 59. — Annesley Bay. 

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D9°5n E .of Greenwich 



r^pop.O' 



Depths. 



to 80 Feet. 



80 to 160 Feet. 160 to 320 Feet. 320 Feet and upwards. 



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gerous Danakil territory before reaching the valleys of the Abyssinian watershed. 

 The bay of Hawakil, explored by the English at the time of the Abyssinian 

 expedition, is obstructed by volcanic cones surrounded by rocks and lavas very 



