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"Babel Mandel"
12017-11-27T13:38:25-08:00Elissa DeFalcoe547f2c706898ac61284a88103735048ea3a165e231252plain2017-11-27T13:45:36-08:00Elissa DeFalcoe547f2c706898ac61284a88103735048ea3a165eThis is actually the Bab-el-Mandeb strait, or "Gate of Tears." The name refers to the legendary tearing of Africa from the Arabian peninsula; it was likely reinforced by the many shipwrecks in the region, due to difficult navigation and predatory vessels alike.
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12017-11-27T13:37:51-08:00Elissa DeFalcoe547f2c706898ac61284a88103735048ea3a165eTew [Part i] Babel Mandel1"Carte Particuliere de la Mer Rouge" Nicolas Sanson [1708] https://www.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/s/9v0ff4media/Tew Part I Babel Mandel.jpgplain2017-11-27T13:37:51-08:00Elissa DeFalcoe547f2c706898ac61284a88103735048ea3a165e
