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AT Monday's meeting of the Royal Geographical Society, Mr. J. T. Last gave a brief preliminary account of his recent explorations among the Namulli Hills, to the south-east of Lake Nyassa and along the River Rovuma. He found that, although the thermometer often falls below freezing-point, no snow exists on the Namulli Hills. At the same meeting, General Haig read an unusually interesting paper on a recent journey he made in the south-west corner of Arabia. He started from Hodeida, went inland to Sana'a, and south to Aden. He found himself in a region of mountains rising to over 10,000 feet, in many places terraced by the natives up to a height of 8000 feet. The scenery was often of the most magnificent and picture que description, and the climate so comparatively temperate as to be suited for European settlement. The whole region of which this forms part, and indeed the entire southern portion of Arabia, including Hadramaut and Omân, is one that would richly repay serious exploration. General Haig made a journey of about fifty miles into the interior of Omân, and found that, while there was a rainfall of only 6 inches on the coast, at least 30 inches fell upon the hills of the interior.
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Geographical Notes . Nature 36, 211 (1887). https://doi.org/10.1038/036211a0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/036211a0