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586 NAVIGATION OF THE

half fathoms, then increase to four and a half fathoms, with the above
bearings on.) She may then haul up for the shipping.
The marks for the shipping in the inner roads are given in case of it
being too hazy to see the old house on the northern end of Shaikh
Shaad Island.
Anchorage Bearings.—Flagstaff S. 16° E., house on Shaad N. 51°
E., eastern part of the tower S. 25° E. Variation in 1827, 4° 12' W.

Karrack Island.
Karrack Island is about four and a half miles long, and rather high in
the centre ; the fort is situated in lat. 29° 15' 20" N., long. 50° 18' 50" E.
It was built by the Dutch, and is in pretty good repair. Good water is
plentiful, and poultry may be procured. Pilots for Bussoraare also pro­
cured at this place. It is under the Government of Bushire. The
anchorage in a north-wester is good in eight fathoms ; in a south-easter
you are obliged to shift round into the channel between it and Korgo.
Variation 4° 15' W.
Korgo.
Korgo is a sandy island, laying in a north and south direction,
separated from Karrack by a channel a mile and a quarter wide. It is
two and a half miles long, and half a mile wide, and surrounded by a
reef to the distance of a large half mile.
From this island to Bussora Bar the navigation is clear, taking care
to be guided in approaching the banks by the several descriptions of
them.