Danger Zone

Hi, this is Max and I need your help.

My dad's an explorer and he's gone missing. I think he's in real trouble. And I've got to find him.

He left me a note which I don't really understand, but I think there are 5 clues pointing to markers on a map which unlock a password.

Scrawled at the bottom of the page was this sentence:

Abul al-Hol gazes west near 3 equilaterals

I think this might be a clue to the first marker, but it doesn't seem to mean much to me. I'm stuck out in the middle of nowhere, and I've only managed with a bit of luck to get this message out so I haven't been able to search Google yet. Maybe that'd help.

My time's run out. There's a huge sandstorm coming, I have to find somewhere to hide.

Good luck!

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