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610 NAVIGATION OF T1IE

Hargose.
Hargose is a small, sandy, and rocky island, surrounded by a reef
rocks. It is at high-water not more than two hundred yards ° °l
ovcr. The
anchorage near it is bad, being hard rock and sand.
It is in lat.
27° 55' 30" N., long. 49° 44' E.
El Krciing.
El Kraing is about three quarters of a mile long, and, like Hargose
surrounded by a reef, extending off all except the south end, two and a
half miles. Under the southern end is pretty good anchorage in eight
fathoms, low-water, and you may catch good fish at this place. It is in
lat. 27° 42' 10" N., long. 49° 51' 10" E.; variation 4° 55' W. in 1825.
El Krong.
El Krong is similar to the last; but within the reef, off, and surround­
ing it, is a basin or boat harbour, in which the pearl fishing-boats
take shelter in bad weather. It is in lat. 27° 38' 10" N., long. 49° 51' 10"
E. Between this island and El Kraing is a safe channel, having ten
fathoms in it.
Zazarine, or Farsee.

Zazarine, or Farsee, is a small island, composed of sand and rock. It
is half a mile over, and is surrounded by a reef a mile off shore all round
it; it has bad anchorage in fifteen fathoms, mud. The island abounds
in fish, and is frequented by turtle. It is in lat. 27° 58' 40" N., long.
50° 8' 10" E.
Keyn, or Arabee.
Keyn, or Arabee, is in lat. 27° 46' N., long. 50° 9' 20" E. It is
similar in every respect to Zazarine, and has bad anchorage in eighteen
fathoms.
Jennee.
Jennee is a small sandy island, similar to the others, and surrounded
by a reef, having soundings round it from thirteen to seven fathoms ;
the anchorage bad. It is in lat. 27° 20' 30" N., long. 49° 50' 15" E.
Yeredel.
so ex-
Yeredel is rather smaller than Jennee, and the reef not quite
tensive, with similar soundings ; and is in lat. 27° 10' 30 N., long.
49° 53' 10" E.
Rocky Bank.
A rocky bank, having barely one fathom water on it, bears from E
Krong W. 17° S., twelve and a half miles, in lat. 27° 34' 20" N., ong.
49° 36' 20" E., in its north-eastern part. It extends WSW. ve an ^
half miles, and has eight fathoms close to it, sand and mu , o
northern side.