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within one hundred yards, and as soon as round, come to and moor in
three fathoms, the place being too narrow to lay at single anchor.
Ras Allaly.
Ras Allaly is in lat. 26° 48' 20" N., long. 49° 59' 17" E. It ia
rather high, and forms the southern point of Dooat Booally or Booally
Bay. Between this and Gebil Rummul is a very remarkable black
rock, situated about three miles from the beach.

Gf.bil Rummul.
Gebil Rummul is in lat. 26° 55' 40" N., long. 49° 37' 30" E. It is
a high, sandy mountain, situated about fifteen miles inland, and nearly
opposite to Ras Booally. The Bay of Booally is within these, and has
deep water, but there are a number of shoal patches extending from
the shore to the distance of two or three miles.

Ras Booally.
Ras Booally is in lat. 27° 17' 22" N., long. 49° 41' 15" E. It is a
low point, forming the south-eastern point of the island of the same
name, and the north-western entrance to a bay bearing its name. It
may be known by a small ruin about a quarter of a mile from its point.
A spit runs near three miles off this cape.
Jezeerat Ginua.
Jezeerat Ginua forms the south-eastern entrance of this inlet. It is
in lat. 27° 21' 56" N., long. 49° 20' 55" E. It is above twenty-five feet
above the level of the sea, and formed of sandstone rock. Between
this and Jezeerat Booally is a deep bight, but full of shoals, so as to
render it unnavigable even for boats.
Ras Moosalame.
Ras Moosalame is in lat. 27° 25' 28' N., long. 49° 19' 50" E. It is
a low point, and forms the north-western entrance of a small inlet of the
same name, within which is an island of this name, inhabited by about
five hundred men of the Beni Khalid Tribe, under two Shaikhs, ac­
knowledging the authority of the Shaikh of Kateef. They have a small
Ghuree, and support themselves chiefly by fishing.
Ras-ool-Giiar.
Ras-ool-Ghar is a remarkable point of broken land, and off it
ends the chain of dangerous shoals. It is in lat. 27° 32' 20" N., long.
49° 14' 50" E. About three or four miles to the south-east are two re-
markable date trees, in lat. 27° 30' 28" N., long. 49° 16' 20' E.
Gebil Menafir.
Gebil Menafir is in lat. 27° 35' 40' N., long. 49° 1' E. H is high, and

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