The slope, as shown by the watershed, was to the "Loangwa of the Maravi," and towards the Moitala, or south-west, west, and north-west.

After we leave the feeders of Lake Nyassa, the water drains towards the centre of the continent.

The course of the Kasai, a river seen during Dr.Livingstone's journey to the West Coast, and its feeders was to the north-east, or somewhat in the same direction.
Whether the water thus drained off finds its way out by the Congo, or by the Nile, has not yet been ascertained.

Some parts of the continent have been said to resemble an inverted dinner-plate.

This portion seems more of the shape, if shape it has, of a wide-awake hat, with the crown a little depressed.