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parison with the Bay of Naples. To 

 the east, the north, and the north-west 

 the hills rose like a camp round the 

 broad blue circle. Towards the south- 

 west shore there was an opening sea- 

 ward of a mile and a half wide, exposing 

 a portion of the bay to storms from that 

 quarter. 



A perfect and far-famed haven of 

 refuge in such cases was however pro- 

 vided a little farther north, where an- 

 other spur of the same range enfolded 

 a lovely cove, called Beitcole, completely 

 lapping it round from all the winds of 

 heaven, and endearing its name to every 

 mariner of western India.* 



* A breakwater has since been added to these 

 natural advantages, and the Port of Karwar 

 created. 



