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590 NAVIGATION OF THE

Funnel Hill.
Funnel Hill is a knob on the range of high land near the coast, in
lat. 27° 51' N., long. 51° 47' 51" E. It is useful as a mark for anchor-
ing under the lee of the reef in a north-wester, and also for a clearing
mark.
Burdistan Reef, on Foul Ground.
Burdistan Reef, or Foul Ground, extends from Monakeela to long.
51° 52' 30" E. It also extends to the south as far as lat. 27° 41' N.,
and is dry in many parts at low-water. It is formed of hard sand and
rocks, and is dangerous to approach in the night under ten fathoms, as
you shoal quickly. Within that depth, the gap mentioned by McClure
is very small, and may have filled up since his time. In a north-wester,
if you wish to anchor, you should do so under the tail of the reef, with
the following bearings, where you will lay sheltered:—centre hummock
of Kenn, N. 26° W., or a little open to the eastward of Funnel Hill;
Square Tower Knob in the deep gap of high land, N. 10° W., Battoonah
Tower, near the beach, N. 3° E. true bearing, in five fathoms; or, if
you like, you may run further in on the bearing of the latter; but this
is the best place to weigh from in case of a south-easter coming on, as
you may run out SW. or W.by S. from it until you deepen, your water,
by crossing the bank.
Square Tower Knob.
Square Tower Knob is a gap of high land of a zigzag form, and is in
lat. 27° 59' 10" N., long. 51° 50' E.

Battoonah Tower.
Battoonah Tower is a small Martello tower, at the village of the same
name. It is in lat. 27° 49' 30" N., long. 58° 53' 35" E.
Sugar-loaf.
Sugar-loaf is a detached conical hill, on the main, in lat. 27° 50' 28"
N., long. 51° 59' 10" E.
Ras Burdistan.
Ras Burdistan is an elevated bluff point, in lat. 27° 49' 30" N., long.
52° 2' 5" E.
CONGOON.
Congoon, in lat. 27° 49' 20" N., long. 52° 8' 45" E., is a town situat-
ed in a deep bay near Cape Burdistan. Its inhabitants are Mahome-
dans Arabs of the Beni Hussan, Beni Khalid, Albuya, Albusnanf,
Albuyareh, Alyia, Beni Ahmood, Abadaly, Kasheanaria, and Nussoor
Tribes and iu present Shaikh", name is Jubarra. The nnn.be. °t
’ is about fourteen hundred. The whole country a g
inhabitants
from Cape Burdistan to Aseeloo is under this p ace.
the coast