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SOUTHERN AFRICA. 
of Kuisip, and Kubakop more to the North; the 
extent and direction of the longitudinal chain 
of the Kamhanni mountains ; the geography of 
the Lnpata chain, and of the lake Maravi to 
the Eastward, together with Marapi on the 
North East, as well as the sources of the 
Sesheke and Zambesi Eivers. ■ Enough, indeed, 
yet remains to stimulate the most apathetic 
towards a continued exertion in the great work 
of exploring this still unknown, but interesting, 
and we believe, rich and auriferous continent. 
Nor can we but sanguinely hope that a great 
national effort on the part of Britain, conducted 
through the direction of the Eoyal Geographical 
Society, may, ere long, not only be contempla- 
ted, but put in action, to accomplish part of 
these discoveries, and to extend further our 
knowledge in this direction. 
Confining our sketches, however, to what we, 
with any degree of certainty, do know respecting 
the physical and political geography of " South- 
ern Africa," (stretching this tract northwards 
from the Cape of Good Hope to about 8° or 10° 
South atitude,) we shall endeavour to condense, 
to a small compass, most of what is interesting, 
truthful, and instructive respecting this coun- 
try; and those races, animals, and indigenous 
products which are found there. 
In doing this, while the information afforded 
