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36 ANGAR—GREAT TOMB—LITTLE TOMB.

over from Angar; and do not approach its shore under six
fathoms,
as you will in some places shoal from five to one and
a half fathoms;
nor near it Within three cables length ; and be cautious of the point
on
Kishm, which has been already noticed as foul.
The Cliiffonnc's marks of anchorage in the sound were the red square
building on Angar, with an octagonal top, S. 75° W.
The Point, which, as seen from the ship, forms the last
entrance,
S. 21° E.
Point Kishm, S. S5° E., off shore one-third of a mile, in eleven
fathoms, sand.
The proximity of Angar to Kishm and Persia perhaps affords some
small opening to commercial pursuits; one insuperable objection,
however, obtains against forming a large settlement here, namely the
want of fresh water near the harbour side of the island ; but to supply
only a garrison, spacious tanks on Angar might be repaired, at no great
expense, and should a failure of rain occur; it is said water might be
procured from the neighbouring villages on Kishm.
From Angar, proceeding to the westward, you have regular soundings
towards Kishm, but a mud-bank of considerable extent, called the
Priscilla Bank, lies off its south-western extremity. This shoal should
not be approached within five or six fathoms : it is an excellent mark
in thick weather, or during the night, to run between Kishm and the
Great Tomb, affording a certain indication of your position. The most
southern part, in five and a half fathoms, is in lat. 26° 26' N., and
white water extends about one mile further; then the water deepens
rapidly towards the Great Tomb.

The Great Tomb
Is a level island, about three miles long, and two and a half broad; on
it are a few trees. It may be seen from a frigate’s deck five leagues.
It lies from the southern point of Angar SW. $ W. eleven leagues,
and four from the south-western point of Kishm ; its northern end is in
lat. 26° 20' N.
You may round this island within half a mile of the shore, and find
tolerable anchorage under its lee against a north-wester ; a bank runs
three or four miles to the southward of it, and it is said water is to be
obtained from a well near a banian tree at some distance from the
beach, at the western end.
The Little Tomb,
at first in
An island rather less than the Great Tomb, appears
hummocks, is barren, and, like the Great Tomb, uninhabited. Being
rocky at the west end, it is to be approached with caution. Its situation
is about five miles W. A S. of the Great Tomb.