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Mahdist War - Sudan Campaign - Khartoum

Mahdist War - Sudan Campaign - Khartoum - Scrub, river with boats, small buildings opposite. Part of Box 244 Boswell Collection - Sudan War. 'Khartoum is the capital and second largest city of Sudan and Khartoum state. It is located at the confluence of the White Nile, flowing north from Lake Victoria, and the Blue Nile, flowing west from Ethiopia. The location where the two Niles meet is known as the 'al-Mogran', meaning the Confluence. The main Nile continues to flow north towards Egypt and the Mediterranean Sea. Divided by the Niles, Khartoum is a tripartite metropolis with an estimated overall population of over five million people, consisting of Khartoum proper, and linked by bridges to Khartoum North and Omdurman to the west.' Date: 1881 - 1889

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Nile Crocodile (Crocodylus Niloticus) on the shore, Crocodile Market, Lake Chamo

Nile Crocodile (Crocodylus Niloticus) on the shore, Crocodile Market, Lake Chamo. The Crocodile Market, a peninsula in the Nechisar NP in Lake Chamo, has one of the biggest displays of Nile Crocodiles in East Africa and attracts tourists from around the world. Africa, Ethiopia

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Salt crust on the surface of Lake Assal

Salt crust on the surface of Lake Assal, one of the salt lakes in the Danakil Depression, along the border between Ethiopia and Eritrea. The salt flats are over 100 metres below sea level. The salt crust, often up to 1, 000 metres thick, goes deep in the Earth's crust and was left when the Red Sea flooded the Danakil Depression 30, 000 years ago. Temperatures regularly reach 50?C and higher in the summer. Afar Region, Ethiopia

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