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COAST OF NUBIA. [cm.

ii’oni their base to the sea, and they are
broken into many varieties of shape, mostly

terminating in sharp and rugged points. To
one of the most elevated, which was so narrow
that it bore some resemblance to a column,
we were induced to apply the appellation of
“ Berenice’s Bodkin.” Its remarkable ap­
pearance will cause it to be easily recognised
by the mariner. There are no uplands in
their vicinity equal in height, or similar in
appearance to this range.

Our next station was at a small opening in
the reef, with Berenice’s Bodkin bearing west.
It is not discernible until approached very
near, though leading into an extensive chan­
nel, formed by two reefs running parallel to
the shore. The beach is thickly clothed in
several places by tall mangrove trees*, which,
being visible from a considerable distance,
form an excellent mark for approaching the
anchorage. Many of these, which, from some

unknown cause, were stripped of their leaves
and dried up by the sun’s heat, would afford
an abundant supply of excellent fire-wood
From the loose and sandy nature of the soil

* Rizophorn. Mangle.