| Collected here in 1945, the tailorbirds remained ignored until a 2001 expedition revisited the massif. |
| The massif comprises low-grade, mainly fine-grained, siliciclastic deposits, ranging from the lowermost Cambrian to the upper Silurian in age. |
| It is at least another day's drive to el Geneina, if the road is not cut by wadis carrying rainwater from the massif of Jebel Marra. |
| From this elevated viewpoint the peaks of the Paine massif appeared as tightly packed turrets in some fairyland castle. |
| Beyond, out of sight, rise the peaks of the Grampian massif, the high heart of Scotland with its austere tracks leading to lonely places. |
| It is as if the great ice field had finally run out of energy when it reached the immovable mass of the Paine massif. |
