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GULF OF PERSIA. 609

at this part is throe miles wide, clear working ground, and four and a
half from shore to shore.
Has Sallack.
Ras Sallack is alow rocky point, in lat. 26° 41' 15" N., long. 55° 48'
SO'' E. It is safe to approach to five fathoms.
Sallack Village.
Sallack Village is two and a half miles to the westward of the cape,
and has good water. The troops were removed from Kishm to this
place, and after a few days to Bassadore, the anchorage being too much
exposed for the shipping. Cattle, poultry, and fish are procurable, also
a few vegetables in the cold season.

Ras Tarkaom.
Ras Tarkaom village is in lat. 26° 38' 30" N., long. 55° 38' 10" E.
It is a small point and fishing village; ofT this begins the bank com-
monly called Bassadore Flat.
Ras Kiiarroon.
Ras Kharroon is in lat. 26° 34' 10" N., long. 55° 28' E. You may
pass it for the inner channel to Bassadore. Half a mile from here are
several salt hills, and boats load with salt for the Arabian Coast.
Ras Drusterkoon.
Ras Drusterkoon is in lat. 26° 32' 45" N., long. 55° 24' 30'' E. Tt is
the south-western point of Kishm. A bank, dry at low-water, com­
mences running off from this point to Bassadore Point, between which
and the southern bank of the channel into Bassadore is a narrow channel,
with soundings from three to ten fathoms at low-water, except about
two and a half miles from Bassadore Point, when it contracts to about
three hundred yards wide, with a fathom and a half and two fathoms
in it.

CENTRE OF THE PERSIAN GULF, AND THE PEARL
BANKS.

The centre of the Gulf towards its head is clear of dangers, except
such as have been already described with the coast and islands, with
soundings varying from nine to twenty-six fathoms above the parallel
of 28°.
Biddulph’s Group.
Biddulph’s Group are called so from Captain Biddulph, of Her
Majesty’s sloop Hcsper, being the first person who visited and made
any remarks on them : they are three in number, as follow.