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about 40 miles. A little to the northward of thofe 

 iflands lies Jebbel-Zeker, a very high large ifland, 

 that may be feen in fait weather 12 or 1 3 leagues. 

 Very near this ifland, of the N. E. fide, lie three 

 fmall ones, not difcernible at a diflance of 4 leagues. 

 The N. end of the large ifland Jebbel-Zeker lies in 

 the latitude of 14 io' N. 



In coafting along the Arabian more, abreaft: of the 

 large ifland, care mull be taken not to come too 

 near the fhore, as there is a fhoal water, between the 

 mofque of Cape Name and Cape Namel, 7 or 8 miles 

 from the fhore, and foul ground, with overfalls. The 

 edge of this bank is very fteep too ; for when I was 

 from the fhore about the above difbnce, I had pre- 

 fently from 20 to 7 fathom water, and then 6 fathom.. 

 I immediately hauled off, and deepened my water 

 again very foon, to 13, 14, and then 20 fathoms, as 

 may be feen by the foundings in the draught, Tab. IV.. 



The true courfe from Jebbel-Zeker to the Subu- 

 gars is N. W. by N.; diilance 20 leagues. Thofe. 

 iilands are extremely well laid down in three different 

 charts I have met with for the Red Sea ; they trench 

 away about N. N. W. and S. S. E. and extend 

 from N. to S. about 20 miles; they are nine in 

 number, and not very high, however, I believe 

 they may be feen, in clear weather, from the maft- 

 head 7 or 8 leagues; the latitude of the S. and N. 

 ends 1 4 $j' to 15° 15' N. 



N. E. of thofe iilands lies a low white ifland 

 (which I call Sandy Ifland), environed all round* 

 with fhoal water; to the fouthward of which, the 

 fhoal feemed, from the maft-head, to extend from 

 the ifland 3 or 4 miles. I paiTed it at about 6 miles 



diftance^. 



