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100 yards off the southern point, and there is a depth of over 10 

 fathoms at the distance of 200 yards around the ishmd and rock. 



Beacon. — A pyramidal wooden beacon stands on the western sum- 

 mit of this island. 



Graley rock, bearing 157°, distant 1,100 yards from West Flat 

 Island beacon, has 9 feet of water over it and 10 fathoms at 200 yards 

 around. 



Point shoal, bearing 229°, distant lyV miles from West Flat 

 Island beacon, has 5 fathoms of water over it and 13 to 19 fathoms 

 close around. 



Offer shoal, bearing 227°, distant 1| miles from West Flat Island 

 beacon, and the outer and western of these shoals, has 4 fathoms of 

 water over it and 15 fathoms close around. 



The sea breaks on the last three shoals; there are other shoals and 

 fishing banks with 8 to 10 fathoms of water over them in this locality. 



Burgeo bank.— See page 79. 



Directions for Burgee port. — From the eastward, pass between 

 Boar Island rock and Bay de Loup rock with Eichards head bearing 

 between 279° and 307°, and steer for a position 400 yards northward 

 of Boar island. Then steer for Furber point, keeping the fall of 

 Sandbanks open southward of Furber point, bearing 253°, to clear 

 White ground and the shoals lying eastward of Smalls island, pass 

 about 200 yards southward of tlie beacon on the rock eastward of 

 Furber point and round that point to the anchorage. 



From the westward steer to pass about 400 yards northward of 

 West Flat and Round islands, then steer 62° and bring the summit of 

 Rencontre island in line with the southern end of Sandbanks Point 

 island, bearing 91°, and keep this mark on until Round Shag island 

 opens eastward of Ragged island, bearing 120", then round Sand- 

 banks Point island at the distance of 200 yards, and steer 76°, keep- 

 ing Round island open southward of Sandbanks Point island until 

 the cairn on Eclipse island is in line with the northern point of 

 Morgan island, bearing 42°, which mark leads southeastward of 

 Baldwin shoal and the Douglas. Proceed along the northern coast 

 of Morgan island at the distance of 200 yards until the channel be- 

 tween it and Eclipse island is open, when steer through that channel 

 to Burgeo anchorage, using the chart as the guide. 



In a vessel drawing over 21 feet, proceed southward of Miffel 

 island, avoiding Wliales back and Fortune rock. From a position 

 ^ mile southward of Miffel island, steer about 52°, and when past 

 Round Shag island keep it open southward of Musket islands, bearing 

 239°, to pass southward of Venils and Boar Island shoals. When 

 Richards head opens eastward of Boar island, bearing 317°, being 

 clear of Boar Island rock, steer north-northwestward for a position 



