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AFRICA AND ITS EXPLORATION. 
water, which reaches its extreme width between Soweh 
Island and Ukumba. This, the farthest reach of its 
waters west, is about ten miles across, while its extreme 
length, from Linant Island to the arm of Monyono Bay, 
OTJII LANDING PLACE. 
where Mtesa keeps his favourite canoes, cannot be less 
than fourteen miles. 
We encamped, according to Magassa’s wish, behind 
Soweh Island, on the east side of Murchison Bay, whence, 
the next day, we were to start for Usavara, the Kabakas 
hunting village. 
