532 CAPE ST. JOHN TO CAPE BONAVISTA. 



Offer Wadham island, the easternmost island of the group, lies 

 northeastward 3^ miles from Peckford island, and is 62 feet high. 

 Coleman and Small islands are situated between Peckford and Offer 

 Wadham islands. 



Light. — A circular red lighthouse, with its dome striped red and 

 M'hite vertically, 44 feet high, on Offer Wadham island, exhibits, at 

 100 feet above high water a revolving white light, showing a flash 

 every thirty seconds, which should be seen from a distance of 12 miles 

 in clear weather. 



The keeper's dwelling close to the lighthouse is painted white, with 

 a red roof. 



Sig'iials. — This lighthouse is supplied with the International code 

 signals. 



East-southeast ground, bearing 104°, distant 1^ miles from Offer 

 Wadham Island lighthouse, is a shoal with 9 feet of water over it. 



Tom Cod rock, with 12 feet over it, bears 149". nearly 1 mile from 

 Offer ^^^adham lighthouse, and with the peak of Peckford island in 

 line with the northern cliff' of Coleman island, bearing 244°. 



South-southwest rock, bearing 156°, distant nearly 2 miles from 

 Small island, is awash at high water. 



Topsail rock, bearing 148°, distant 5^ miles from Offer Wadham 

 lighthouse, has 9 fathoms of water over it and is doubtful in position. 



Bottle rock, bearing 103°, distant 5^ miles from Offer Wadham 

 lighthouse, has 9 fathoms of water over it. 



Shark ledg-e and Scrag'gy rock are dangers of doubtful position, 

 bearing 80°, distant about 6| miles from Offer Wadham lighthouse. 

 The sea is reported to break here in heavy weather. 



Channels. — There are several deep-water channels between Peck- 

 ford island and the mainland ; the widest is that immediately north- 

 ward of North Penguin island and Edwards reef, but for this there 

 is no leading mark; the southern points of Copper and Duck islands 

 in line, bearing 298°, lead through the channel lietween Scrub rock 

 and Schoolroom rock. 



Funk island, the siunmit of which is in latitude 49° 45' 29" X., 

 longitude 53° 10' 49" W., lies east-southeastward, distant 24^ miles 

 from Offer Wadham island; it is ^ mile long in an easterly and 

 Avesterly direction, about 300 yards wide, 46 feet high and nearly flat, 

 with scanty vegetation and peaty soil on its highest part. 



Landing can be effected in calm weather at Gannet head on the 

 southern coast, and on the northern side of Indian gulch, which is 

 southward of Escape (the northeastern) point, but not at the head 

 of this gulch, as at all times the scend of the sea would make it un- 

 safe for a boat in such a narroAv place. On the northern coast, 200 

 yards westward of Escape point, is a steep cliff', up and down which 

 the sea rises and falls without breaking, so that even in a high sea 



