RICH POINT RICH POINT ROCK, 339 



l^Q miles. It consists of flat, gray rocks, and is terraced, and there 

 are several crosses on its summit and slopes. 



The coast of the peninsula from Gargamelle cove bends southward 

 and reaches Rich point at a distance of 2x% miles. 



Rich point is the northern point of Ingornachoix bay and the 

 western end of Eich Point peninsula. 



Light. — A white octagonal lighthouse, 64 feet high, with a red 

 lantern, on Rich point, exhibits, at 98 feet above high water, a flash- 

 ing white light, showing two flashes every five seconds, thus: Light 

 0.25 second, eclipse 0.75 second, light 0.25 second, eclipse 3.75 seconds. 

 The light should be seen from a distance of 15 miles in clear weather. 

 The keeper's dwelling near the lighthouse is white. 



Wireless telegraph station. — There is a wireless telegraph sta- 

 tion at Rich Point lighthouse. (See p. 42.) 



Soundings. — ^The soundings westward of Rich point are irreg- 

 ular, and rocky ground, with less than 20 fathoms water over it, 

 extends If miles from the lighthouse. There are depths of 7 fathoms 

 bearing 248°, distant 1,200 yards and lyV miles from the lighthouse. 

 There is deep water on the northern side of this rocky ground, in 

 which direction the 100-fathom contour line is 1 mile from it, and 

 this line passes f mile northwestward of Black cape. 



Rich Point rock, with 6 feet of water over it, bears 302°, 900 

 yards from the lighthouse; it is steep-to except on its western side, 

 where depths of less than 5 fathoms extend to a distance of 250 yards. 

 There is a passage between this rock and the shore, but a rock, with 4 

 fathoms of water over it, bears 237°, nearly 600 yards from the light- 

 house. 



In heavy weather the sea is said to break on the 7-fathom patches 

 and on Rich Point rock. 



Clearing marks. — The eastern end of Keppel Island cliif, just 

 open westward of Rich point, leads about 100 yards south westward 

 of Rich Point rock; Round head, of Round Head island, well open 

 northward of Black cape, leads northward of it. 



Caution. — As the ground seaward of Rich point has not been com- 

 pletely sounded, give a wide berth to the point. 



Current and tidal streams. ^ — A current usually sets northeast- 

 ward off Rich point and along the coast; it is influenced by the tidal 

 stream, which sets northeastward during the rising tide and south- 

 westward during the falling tide. During the prevalence of strong 

 northeasterly winds this current sometimes sets southwestward. (See 

 p. 54.) 



The coast of Rich Point peninsula from Rich point trends north- 

 eastward for 1y% miles to Black cape, and thence about eastward for 

 1,400 yards to the entrance to port au Choix. 



