Central afrika

the Central Africa (1849-1889)

As successes in advancement business in depth of the North Africa during the considered period were great, they cannot go to any comparison with achievements in the field of research of the Central Africa. All its card has assumed absolutely other air by the period end, and the collected material has made the whole revolution in geographical views of a pas this area of globe.

The question on sources of White Nile was the First large problem pressing for the permissions. Collected in Egypt and Sudan data confirmed ancient data that Nile follows from lakes, but to find these lakes still it was not possible. In 1848 Rebmann has opened the mount Kilimanjaro covered with eternal snow, and next year Krapf saw mountain Kenya, and though both missionaries could not have any motives to lie or exaggerate, to their messages not absolutely trusted. However in 1860 they have found to themselves acknowledgement from party Dekkena.

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