CORRECZIONE 
Extract from 'Sahara Overland' (Chris Scott)
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CORRECTION FOR 2ND SET OF CO-ORDINATES IN 'EGYPT' PARAGRAPH 3 (N & E mixed up)
"More recently, the tension between Egypt and Libya resulted in mining some of the border areas on both sides. At Jebel Uweinat there is a marked minefield (with large anti-tank mines) blocking the entrance of Karkur Talh (N22¡ 02' 45" E25¡ 07' 52"), and also at the low pass where the track skirts the northern spur of the mountain and continues towards the Libyan border (at N22¡ 04' 33" E25¡ 02' 49" - corrected 16 Sept). There are unconfirmed reports of mines at the pass between Peter and Paul, and mines may be expected at any easily blockable route close to the border. In February 1999 German tourists ran over a mine in the southern Gilf Kebir (fortunately no injuries, but the car was wrecked), at the western entrance of the Wadi Wassa (N23¡ 00' 10", E25¡ 51' 20"), and it may be expected, that the western reaches of the Wadi el Firaq are also mined."
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