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  feature 
  to 
  be 
  noted 
  about 
  the 
  hills, 
  considering 
  their 
  inland 
  position, 
  is 
  

   that 
  in 
  many 
  instances 
  their 
  seaward 
  sides 
  are 
  the 
  steeper 
  and 
  often 
  

   precipitous, 
  while 
  the 
  other 
  sides 
  tail 
  off 
  more 
  gradually, 
  or 
  die 
  down 
  

   into 
  broken 
  ground. 
  There 
  is 
  a 
  remarkable 
  feature 
  in 
  the 
  topography 
  of 
  

   the 
  Gohelwar 
  division 
  of 
  the 
  south-eastern 
  part 
  of 
  the 
  province 
  ; 
  namely, 
  

   the 
  occurrence 
  of 
  numerous 
  narrow 
  ridges 
  running 
  for 
  many 
  miles 
  across 
  

   the 
  country, 
  like 
  long 
  embankments, 
  or 
  at 
  times 
  resembling 
  great 
  ruined 
  

   walls. 
  These 
  often 
  continue 
  parallel 
  to 
  each 
  other 
  for 
  long 
  distances, 
  

   while 
  others 
  cross 
  them 
  nearly 
  at 
  right 
  angles 
  ; 
  and 
  they 
  frequently 
  attain 
  

   a 
  height 
  of 
  200 
  or 
  300 
  feet 
  above 
  the 
  plain. 
  The 
  same 
  feature 
  is 
  

   noticeable, 
  though 
  less 
  conspicuously, 
  in 
  other 
  parts 
  of 
  the 
  country. 
  

  

  The 
  drainage 
  of 
  the 
  province, 
  as 
  might 
  be 
  inferred 
  from 
  its 
  configu- 
  

   ration, 
  is 
  distributed 
  on 
  all 
  sides 
  over 
  a 
  great 
  

   Rivers. 
  

  

  number 
  of 
  small 
  river 
  areas. 
  Of 
  these 
  the 
  follow- 
  

   ing 
  are 
  the 
  more 
  important. 
  In 
  the 
  northern 
  division 
  we 
  have 
  the 
  Aji 
  

   passing 
  by 
  Rajkot 
  ; 
  the 
  Machu 
  by 
  Wankaner, 
  Morvi, 
  and 
  Malia; 
  and 
  the 
  

   Bkamban, 
  which 
  discharges 
  into 
  the 
  ( 
  Ran 
  ' 
  near 
  Tikar. 
  In 
  the 
  south-west, 
  

   one 
  of 
  the 
  Bhadars 
  1 
  passing 
  Jetpur 
  and 
  Kuntiyana 
  to 
  the 
  sea 
  at 
  Navi- 
  

   Bandar, 
  runs 
  a 
  course 
  of 
  120 
  miles 
  : 
  this 
  is 
  the 
  largest 
  river 
  in 
  the 
  penin- 
  

   sula, 
  and 
  it 
  is 
  navigable 
  for 
  small 
  boats 
  up 
  to 
  Kuntiyana 
  during 
  the 
  months 
  

   of 
  July, 
  August, 
  and 
  September. 
  The 
  Ojat 
  drains 
  the 
  Junagarh 
  hills 
  on 
  

   every 
  side, 
  and 
  diffuses 
  its 
  waters 
  over 
  the 
  alluvial 
  flats 
  near 
  the 
  coast 
  

   below 
  Navi- 
  Bandar. 
  

  

  In 
  the 
  eastern 
  division 
  : 
  we 
  have 
  the 
  two 
  Bhogawas, 
  one 
  passing 
  by 
  

   Muli 
  and 
  Wadhwan, 
  the 
  other 
  by 
  Limbri; 
  the 
  second 
  Bhadar 
  passing 
  

   by 
  Ranpur 
  and 
  Dhanduka 
  ; 
  the 
  Khalubhar, 
  which 
  is 
  tidal 
  at 
  Bhavnagar 
  ; 
  

   and 
  the 
  Shetrun 
  ja 
  passing 
  Talaja 
  and 
  falling 
  into 
  the 
  Gulf 
  of 
  Cambay 
  

   near 
  Gopnath 
  Point. 
  With 
  the 
  exception 
  of 
  the 
  Bhadar 
  first 
  mentioned, 
  

   these 
  rivers 
  can 
  hardly 
  be 
  described 
  as 
  perennial. 
  

  

  Though 
  Kathiawar 
  is 
  within 
  the 
  influence 
  of 
  the 
  south-west 
  monsoon, 
  

  

  the 
  rainfall 
  is 
  usually 
  very 
  light. 
  The 
  average 
  

   Rainfall. 
  ° 
  

  

  annual 
  fall 
  at 
  Rajkot 
  is 
  stated 
  to 
  be 
  under 
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  1 
  There 
  being 
  two 
  rivers 
  having 
  this 
  name, 
  as 
  well 
  as 
  two 
  Bhogawas, 
  it 
  is 
  necessary 
  so 
  

   to 
  distinguish 
  them. 
  

  

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