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Pictured at Biggin Hill id the team of five men and one girl, a 20 year old secretary

Pictured at Biggin Hill id the team of five men and one girl, a 20 year old secretary, who are embarking on the most dangerous journey on earth - the 1000 mile trip down the Blue Nile. The team, led by Captain Bill Sutton (extremem left) is Chris Loxton, 36 of Middlesex, Alex Low, a photographer of Hampstead, Tom Stacey, 39, author and publisher of Stonegate, Sussex, Roger Burrows, 40, a former piolt, of Shepherds Bush, London and attractive Jocelyn Etherington.On the extreme right is 20 year old June Baker of Farnham, surrey, who is to go as far as Addis Ababa in Ethiopia, where she will be radio contact with the expedition. The two month expedition, costing £7000 starts at Lake Tana in Ethiopia and ends at Khartoum in the Sudan.
1 March 1968

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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

© The Boswell Collection, Bexley Heritage Trust / Mary Evans

South pit crater filled by basaltic lava flows, Erta Ale volcano, Danakil Depression

January 30, 2011 - South pit crater filled by basaltic lava flows from overflowing lava lake, Erta Ale volcano, Danakil Depression, Ethiopia

© Richard Roscoe/Stocktrek Images

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