716 EAST COAST OF LABRADOR. 



Within the Narrows, which are 700 yards w^ide, the inlet extends 

 southwestward for 90 miles, opening to the width of 18 miles in lake 

 Melville, and narrowing again at its head, into which flows Hamilton 

 river, a large stream. 



Cuff harbor, west-northwestward about '2^ miles from Tub harbor 

 and between Cuff islands and the mainland, is much frequented by 

 fishermen. 



Two islets, lying about ^ mile apart, northeastward and south- 

 westward, are situated west-southwestward 4 miles from Pompej?^ 

 island (page 719) and 1^ miles from the northern shore of the inlet. 



Saddle island, lying westward 14 miles from George island, rises 

 steeply to a double summit about 400 feet in height. 



Shag rocks, a group of low islets, lie southwestward at a distance 

 of 2f miles from Saddle island. A sunken rock and some islets lie 

 between these rocks and the shore to the southward. 



Catos island, west-northwestward, 5 miles from Saddle island, 

 with Little Black island lying between, is about 80 feet high, and 

 rises gradually ; a reef of rocks extends ^ mile from its southern and 

 southwestern sides, a portion of which covers at high water. A 

 rock above water lies about a mile southwestward of Little Black 

 island. 



Big island, southwestward, 3 miles from Catos island, rises 

 abruptly to the height of about 200 feet from its southeastern side, 

 but gradually from its northwestern side, and it appears wedge- 

 shaped on westerly bearings. 



Pompey island lies northward ^ mile from Big island ; the water 

 between them is said to be shoal. 



East Sister, lying southwestward, distant ^ mile from Big island, 

 is about 140 feet high, with a rounded summit; West Sister, lying 

 southwestward, ^ mile from East Sister, rises in three hummocks, 

 the middle and highest being about 100 feet high. 



Nats Discovery point, about 1^ miles south-southeastward of 

 West Sister island, is a small projection of the mainland. Anchorage, 

 sheltered from offshore winds, can be obtained in 12 fathoms of water, 

 off a sandy beach just southwestward of the point. 



Ticoralak head, westward, 4^ miles from West Sister, is 450 feet 

 high, dark colored, steep on its southeastern side, and conspicuous. 



Cullinghams cove, on the southern shore of the inlet southward 

 of Ticoralak head, is considered a good anchorage, with black mud 

 bottom. There is a depth of 13 fathoms in the entrance, gradually 

 decreasing to the head of the cove, the deepest water being on the 

 northeastern side. 



Smith island, a mile off the southern shore at about 9 miles west- 

 southwestward of West Sister island, is small and very low. 



