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lies to the west on the mainland, and is continued by subvirbs in various direc- 

 tions. Numerous villas are scattered north-westwards along the banks of the Rio 

 Beberibe, and westwards in the sinuous valley of the Ilio Caj^ibaribe and neigh- 

 bouring heights. 



Beyond the reefs the open roadstead offers bad anchorage to the large steamers 



Fig. ôi.— Peknambuco. 

 Scale 1 : 40,000. 



34-°52' 



Sands exposed 

 at low water. 



0tol6 

 Feet. 



Depths. 



16 to 32 



Feet. 



32 Feet 

 and upwards. 



1,860 Yards. 



and other shipping, which are often driven on the rocks by the southern and 

 easterly gales. Fortunately storms ai-e rare, and even at low water the channel 

 gives access to vessels drawing 15 feet. They first enter the Poço, which is the 

 deepest part of the harbour, and are thence distributed over the well- sheltered 

 natural basin of the Mosqueiro. The engineer. Fournie, proposes to improve the 

 diingerous approaches by running a pier nearly half a mile long from the south 



