Central afrika. The country van-zhel

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For replenishment of the geographical review of the country Van-Zhel has risen in 1887 upwards on the river Ubangi and has definitively proved, that onasovpadaets the river, vidennoj SHEejnfurtom and the Cadet.

We need to consider still a number of the expeditions generally connected with a southern part of pool of Congo and with Southern Africa. Successes Stenli have induced Portugueses in 1877 to send to the western coast two expeditions. The Sickle-pinto has crossed all African continent from Benguela to Natal, has tracked a part of current Kuando and has passed by east part of the country bechuanov. It investigated much before not known areas and, in particular, has studied river system to the southeast from Bie. The same year Kapello and Ivensh have evaded on the north from Bie, investigated a part of current Kuango and a considerable part of northern Angola. In 1884-1885 they have crossed Africa from Mossamedesh to a mouth of Zambezi; they investigated a considerable part of southern Angola, have reached area Katanga and territories present Northern Rodezii, whence have turned on the south and left to Zambezi at a river Kafue mouth.

In search of districts favorable for health for the purpose of the device in them F.S.Arnot's of missionary points left in 1884 Natal, has crossed the river Zambezi above Victoria falls, has proceeded across Zambezi to the river Lialuj and has made transition to the northwest to a plateau where is Bie. Its travel has served to some extent as addition to works of the Portuguese scientific researchers, and research of the Central Africa during this period comes to the end with it.