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Sudan : al-Šamāliyya
19 degrees north, 30 degrees east (visit #1) - All Pictures


#1: View of confluence site with Nubian Sandstone outcrops, loose fragments and aeolian sand
View of confluence site with Nubian Sandstone outcrops, loose fragments and aeolian sand
#2: This is the exact spot! Surface features of subangular and subrounded ferruginous sandstone and sand. Mars looks like this.
This is the exact spot! Surface features of subangular and subrounded ferruginous sandstone and sand. Mars looks like this.
#3: Confluence 19N 30E lies directly across this valley. We thought we had arrived and then found this deep drop. The Confluence is on the sandy patches behind the ridge
Confluence 19N 30E lies directly across this valley. We thought we had arrived and then found this deep drop. The Confluence is on the sandy patches behind the ridge
#4: The GPS tells us we have arrived. A small cairn now marks this hallowed spot on Earth
The GPS tells us we have arrived. A small cairn now marks this hallowed spot on Earth
#5: The confluence hit team at 19N 30E, Neil Munro on left, Dr Osman el-Tom 3rd from left, on an uncomfortably hot late afternoon
The confluence hit team at 19N 30E, Neil Munro on left, Dr Osman el-Tom 3rd from left, on an uncomfortably hot late afternoon
#6: A sand filled valley took us off the plateau and away from 19N 30E
A sand filled valley took us off the plateau and away from 19N 30E