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and slioals, and a shoal extends 50 yards off the northeastern point of 

 the island. There are two coves on the southern side, with the 

 houses of fishermen around them. 



Rock. — A rock, with 9 feet of water over it, bears 91°, distant 

 400 yards from the northeastern point of Morgan island. 



Eclipse island, 160 yards northward of the northern side of Mor- 

 gan island, is conical in shape, 33 feet high, covered with stunted 

 bushes, and has a low j)rojection to the eastward, off which shoal 

 water extends 100 yards. A whitewashed cairn stands on the island. 

 Captain Cook observed an eclipse of the sun here in 1766. There is 

 a passage between Eclipse and Morgan islands. 



Franks island, northwestward of and nearly joined to Eclipse 

 island is flat. A small rock, that covers 4 feet at high water, lies 100 

 yards off its eastern side. 



There is only 6 feet of water in the passage between this island and 

 Grandy island. 



The Douglas is a small round rock bearing 292°, 600 yards, from 

 the southwestern end of Morgan island ; it covers 1 foot at high water, 

 and the sea nearly always breaks on it. 



A rock, with 10 feet of water over it, bears 260°, distant 200 yards, 

 from the Douglas; there is a depth of 5 fathoms between and deep 

 water around them. 



The Baldwin, bearing 53°, distant 600 yards from Sandbanks 

 Point island, consists of two rocks close together, the higher being 

 about 15 feet high; it is steep-to on all sides. 



Baldwin shoal bears 92°, distant 600 yards from the Baldwin, 

 and has 10 feet of water over it. 



Rock. — A rock, with 4 fathoms of water over it and 11 fathoms 

 close-to, bears 99°, distant 1,150 yards from Sandbanks Point island. 



Round Shag- island, bearing 237°, distant 1,300 yards from Mus- 

 ket islands, is a cone 64 feet high, with 10 fathoms of water at 100 

 yards around it. 



Colombier island, bearing 282°, distant 1,500 yards from Round 

 Shag island, is conical, with a double summit, the higher 177 feet 

 high; it shows prominentlj" from all directions, and is an excellent 

 mark. 



Petit Marchand, bearing 200°, distant 500 yards from Sandbanks 

 Point island, is an islet about 5 feet high. 



Rock. — A rock, with 15 feet over it and 5 fathoms close to, bears 

 90°, distant 600 yards from Petit Marchand. 



Fish rock, bearing 275°, distant 400 yards from Petit Marchand, 

 is awash at low water ; between them is a shoal with 6 feet least water 

 over it. 



Marchand rock, bearing 260°, distant 950 yards from Sandbanks 

 Point island, has 9 feet of water over it. 



