GEOGRAPHICAL DATA. 653 



The highest and southwesternmost islet is 84 feet high, while Shag 

 islet, the northeasternmost, is a bare white rock 26 feet high. There 

 is a very small settlement round a cove in the mainland, close north- 

 westward of these islets. 



Big Sunker, the southwestern of a group of rocks lying off Cinq 

 Cerf islets, bears 284, distant 1 mile from Flat island, and has 15 

 feet of water over it. Shag island, off Otter point, open south west- 

 ward of Flat island, bearing 100, leads southward; Baggs head 

 well open southeastward of Shag islet, Cinq Cerf, bearing 7, leads 

 eastward; and Baggs head open northwestward of Shag islet, Cinq 

 Cerf, bearing 26, leads northwestward of this rock. 



Three islands, westward about 2 miles from Cinq Cerf islets, are 

 a cluster of three islands with two lower islets eastward of them, and 

 several rocks and shoals around. The southernmost and highest is a 

 round gray rock 46 feet high. Pigeon islet, bearing 268, leads 

 southward of the shoals off these islands. 



Bad Neighbor rock, bearing 168, distant 1^ miles from the south- 

 ernmost of the Three islands, is nearly awash at low water. 



Grand Bruit harbor, 1^ miles westward from Three islands, is 

 only 200 yards wide, but it affords excellent sheltered anchorage for 

 small vessels in 7 fathoms water. The houses of the village sur- 

 rounding the harbor, a white schoolhouse on the slope of the hill 

 above, and the large waterfall at the head of the harbor are visible 

 from seaward. A line of rocky patches extends southeastward 450 

 yards from the southwestern end of the island forming the eastern 

 entrance point of the harbor, and there is a least depth of 13 feet of 

 water over them. 



The Barasway, a large bight westward of Hares Ears, is almost 

 filled with islands and rocks, and the passage between them requires 

 a local pilot. 



Roti Golorribier, at the southwestern end of the islands off the 

 Barasway, is a conspicuous bare conical rock 62 feet high. There 

 are several rocks, both above and below water, between Roti Colom- 

 bier and Jacques island. 



Ireland island lies westward, distant 3 miles from Roti Colom- 

 bier, and southward, one mile from the eastern entrance point to La 

 Poile bay; a ledge extends eastward 600 yards from this island, with 

 If fathoms water at its outer end. 



Light [Lat. 47 37' 52" N., Long. 58 22' 13" W.]. A cylin- 

 drical lighthouse. 39 feet high, with a dwelling attached, both light- 

 house and dwelling being painted red and white in horizontal 

 stripes, on Ireland island, exhibits, at 67 feet above high water, a 

 revolving white light, showing flashes which attain their greatest 

 brilliancy every twelve seconds, and are separated by total eclipses; 

 the light should be seen from a distance of 9 miles in clear weather. 



La Poile lay [Lat. 47 38' 30" N.. Long. 58 23' 10" W.] extends 

 about north-northeastward 6 miles, with a general width of If miles 

 to Dolman head and North Bay point; Northeast arm extends north- 

 eastward 2 miles from south of Dolman head, and North bay 

 extends northward 3 miles from North Bay point. 



Northeast arm affords excellent anchorage, 1,600 yards long and 600 

 yards broad, in 10 to 13 fathoms water, mud bottom. The arm is 

 clear of shoals at a short distance from its shores. "Water can be 

 taken from Rattling brook, near the head of Northeast arm. 



