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674 NAVIGATION OF THE

Small and nearly dry patch, which makes it
necessary to be careful in
passing it in the night.
Jazeerat el Garrow.
Jazcerat el Garrow is a small low island, only a few hundred yards
round, with the soundings deepening towards it, which renders it dan­
gerous to approach in the night, there being twenty fathoms within half
a mile of it. It is in lat. 28° 49' 27" N., long. 48° 42' 25" E.
Khore el Kuffagee.
•Khore el Kuflagee is a small creek with sand, one fathom and a half
in lat. 28° 24' 55" N., long. 48° 22'8" E. Here ends the authority
of the Shaikh of Grane, and that of the Shaikh of Kateef or head of the
Beni Khalid Tribe begins. From Ras-ool-Ghar to this place the coast
is safe to approach to seven fathom soundings ; outside that depth
generally soft, but hard and irregular within it.
Ras.
Ras is in lat. 2S° 29' 25" N., long. 48° 21' 5" E. It is low, and
spit runs off it to about one mile.
Gebil Benaye.
Gebil Benaye is a small and remarkable rock, about four miles
inland, near the Khore.
Khore Benaye.
Khore Benaye is a small inlet, navigable for fishing-boats, having only
six feet water at its entrance, but deep water within. It is in lat. 28°
39' 50" N., long. 48° 15' 55" E.
Ras-ool-Zore.
Ras-ool-Zore is in lat. 28° 44' 18" N., long. 48° 16' 20" E. It forms
the south-eastern point of the above bay ; it is low, with several hills
near it. A spit runs nearly three miles off it in patches, and should not
be approached under eight fathoms.
Ras-ool-Gilla.
Ras-ool-Gilla forms the north-western point of a bay which is filled
with patches of rock, and extremely dangerous to enter, there not being
any safe anchorage. The Ras is in lat. 28° 52' 50" N., long. 48° 12'
E. A spit extends about two miles off this point, and should not be
approached under ten fathoms.
Kubba Island.

abouAdfatnt round,’covered with long grass
it has good fresh water on it, and a number of partridges. The
ines are rather irregular, increasing towards the island.

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