WAS MT. SINAI A VOLCANO?  DISCOVERIES AFFECTING THE INTERPRETATION OF EXODUS

Introduction | Early Exploration | Geology | Parting Remarks
East Al Jaw | Ash Cones | West Al Jaw | Tadra

1962 Corona CIA satellite pass over Western Al Jaw basin
Declassified CIA Photo  1962

                         This is a photo of the western side of Al Jaw and Tadra as reported by Aloise 
                         Musil and marked by British cartographers on an aeronautical chart.  Tadra is 
                         the sandstone mesa in the lower left portion of the photo.  On the Tadra page there is an 
                         enlarged image of the volcano Hala 'l Bedr atop Tadra.