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The ruined cities of Mashonaland

Note 1 — List of Stations in Mashonaland Astronomically Observed, with Altitudes

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Stations Latitude Longitude Heights1

° ′ ″ ° ′ ″ feet

Mafeking 25 51 1 25 41 0 —

Ramatlabama River 25 37 57 — —

At Pan 25 30 13 25 8 15 —

Kanya, 11 miles S.S.E of 25 7 2 25 8 15 3580

Kanya 24 58 30 25 16 0 3750

Molopolole 24 25 30 25 21 0 4020

Molopolole, 4 miles N. of 24 21 30 25 21 30 3872

Klippan, ½ mile N. of 24 17 12 — 4020

Kurumurwa 24 8 33 — 3570

Khemi 23 50 8 — 3490

Boatlenama, 15 miles S.E. of 23 42 20 25 35 30 3540

Boatlenama 23 32 30 — 3400

S. of Selinia Pan 23 27 11 — 3120

N. of Selinia Pan 23 20 51 26 3 15 3050

Near Hataloklu Vley 23 15 4 26 10 53 3140

S. of Shoshong 23 8 47 26 19 30 3160

Near Shoshong 23 4 0 26 28 0 3310

At stream 23 1 57 26 41 30 3260

Near Mahalapsi River 22 57 41 26 51 15 3240

Chuloan Vley 22 46 0 27 6 30 3010

Palapwe 22 37 30 27 18 0 3150

At Lotsani River 22 32 45 27 21 30 2740

At Lotsani River 22 33 58 27 34 0 2480

At Lotsani River 22 32 37 27 46 45 2450

Near Elibi Fort 22 32 55 — 2300

Near Elibi Fort — — 2230

At Muralla Vley 22 32 55 28 10 30 2290

Makwenje River 22 26 56 28 21 30 2275

Pakwe River 22 15 20 28 24 15 2400

Marapong River 22 7 38 28 31 0 2230

Matlaputla River 22 3 39 — —

Maklutsi Camp 22 0 42 28 38 15 2010

Maklutsi River 21 58 20 28 41 0 1870

Metsimachokwan River 21 49 55 28 52 0 1920

Semalali 21 53 2 29 0 40 2080

Baobab Spruit 21 53 17 29 14 0 —

Fort Tuli 21 55 20 29 20 15 —

Ipagi River 21 51 59 29 36 15 —

Sigabi River 21 43 53 29 42 30 —

’Msingwan River 21 39 7 29 48 15 1720

’Mshabetsi River 21 26 22 29 57 15 2140

Mount Yanda 21 21 57 30 6 15 2330

Bubye River 21 20 30 30 14 0 2090

’Nyamanda 21 11 34 30 23 15 —

Mount Host 21 9 10 30 30 20 2250

Near Nwanetsi River 21 5 16 30 38 30 1910

Near Nwanesti River 20 59 23 30 41 0 1880

Near Mount Ibonda 20 49 49 30 42 0 2130

Lunde River 20 41 6 30 44 45 1970

Near Naka Mountains 20 35 54 30 45 0 2130

’Mlala 20 27 9 30 47 30 2580

Tokwe River 20 23 5 30 53 30 2380

Providential Pass 20 11 11 30 57 45 3090

Fort Victoria 20 7 53 31 0 0 3380

Zimbabwe 20 16 30 31 7 30 3340

’Mshagashe River 20 3 40 — 3200

Makori 19 38 29 30 58 30 4200

Chekatu 19 38 49 31 3 0 4100

Gona 19 36 52 — 4350

’Msingana 19 31 30 — 3650

Kutimasinga’s 19 38 19 31 37 0 3250

Lutile 19 34 12 — 3600

Matindela 19 30 23 31 51 45 3350

Near Mount Wizinde 19 17 0 — 3250

Near Mwairari River 19 14 56 32 2 45 2900

Mukubu River 19 8 45 32 4 15 2700

Sabi River 19 7 40 32 1 30 2900

Ampsäi River 19 6 41 — 2950

Zamopera 19 0 17 31 39 15 3660

Mafusaire’s 18 56 26 — 3950

East of Smet’s Kraal 18 51 25 — —

West of Kwende’s Kraal 18 48 25 31 25 45 4220

’Mtigesa’s 18 48 30 31 16 45 4570

Fort Charter 18 35 40 31 9 45 4408

’Mfuli River 18 18 35 31 5 30 4080

Near stream 18 10 15 31 10 15 —

S. of Hanyani River 18 0 22 31 3 15 4800

Fort Salisbury 17 49 30 31 4 15 4820

Fleming’s Camp, Mazoe River 17 32 48 30 56 0 —

Yellow Jacket Mine, ditto 17 28 32 31 4 15 4030

Madelaywa’s 17 48 30 31 12 0 —

Musungaikwa’s 17 52 33 31 20 15 5010

Nora River 17 55 13 31 29 0 4470

Kunzi’s 17 53 40 31 33 0 4400

Yandoro’s 17 47 0 31 41 45 4720

Bambabashla’s 17 40 30 31 48 0 4410

Mahume River 17 31 0 31 57 45 3420

Near Lutsa 17 23 30 32 9 0 3450

Near ’Mtoko’s 17 23 50 32 14 0 3900

’Nyandea River 17 32 5 32 8 30 3600

Nyamashupa River 17 39 22 32 2 15 3900

Near Mount Masunsgwai 17 50 12 31 54 15 4350

Yaungurukwe River 17 59 25 31 45 45 4700

Mangwendi’s P.S. 18 6 42 31 39 30 4870

Nyanger Mountain 18 15 20 31 46 0 4850

Chikamondi River 18 21 6 31 56 30 4810

Mount Ruanda 18 22 30 32 7 30 4830

Chipunza’s 18 27 30 32 10 15 4450

Near Chigono’s 18 33 50 32 17 0 4450

Near Yenya Mountains 18 45 0 32 22 45 3620

Odzi River drift 18 48 50 — 3420

’Mtasa’s 18 44 30 32 29 0 4170

Umtali, our camp 18 53 30 32 32 45 3600

Massi-Kessi (Portuguese camp) 18 53 45 32 44 30 2200

Mineni River 18 56 0 32 50 30 2140

Lusika River 18 59 27 33 2 0 2000

Vundusi River trib. 18 59 10 33 13 0 2000

Near Chimoia’s 18 59 0 33 20 0 2140

Zombana River 18 57 15 — 1930

Makumbese River 19 2 10 — 120

Vley 19 8 35 — 100

Mutuchiri River 19 16 40 — 50

’Mpanda’s 19 23 30 34 32 30 20

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