It is apparent that Amalickiah considered Bountiful the last step before conquering "the land northward" (Alma 51:30). One might wonder why no mention is made of the "land Desolation." That term seems to be the counterpart for "land Bountiful" in Alma 22:29-34. [Alan C. Miner, Personal Notes]
Alma 51:32 Amalickiah did pitch his tents in the borders on the beach by the seashore ([Illustration]): When Amalickiah's Lamanite invaders "marched to the borders of the land Bountiful" (Alma 51:28) and camped "on the beach by the seashore" (Alma 51;32), the scene would have been like this. [John L. Sorenson, Images of Ancient America, p. 210]