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navigators the Dolphin's nose.^ As we brought the south 

 cape of the island abreast of us an extensive rocky preci- 

 pice of considerable height, and remarkable for its uni- 

 formity in this respect, approaching close to the water's 

 edge, concealed the land in the interior and appeared to 

 occupy the whole centre of the island, the land at each 

 extremity terminating in irregular mountains, some of 

 which on the east are of a good height. We ascertained 

 the position of the south cape or headland to be in lat. 12" 

 20' N., long. 53° 3? E., and that of the western extremity 

 as far as visible in lat. 12^^ 24' T^., long. 53« 26' E. Con- 

 tinuing to steer AY. by S., we saw the two small square 

 isles called b}^ the English The Brothers, bearing about 

 50 miles W.S.AY. of the south cape of Socotra ; the 

 eastern one named by the Arabs Duraga,^ or Degree 

 Island, is situated, according to our observation, in lat. 12*^ 

 7' IN"., long. 53° 23' E ; from the east it has very much 

 the appearance of a castle or citadel. The other, called 

 Sumhaa, is about 8 or 10 miles west of Duraja, has a re- 

 markable rocky process on one end bearing a striking re- 

 semblance to a sentry-box or watch-tower. Its position 

 is in lat. 20'^ 8' K., long. 53-^ 18' E. The weather still fine, 

 with a cloudy sky, the thermometer at 76 J ; lat. to-day at 

 noon 12" 2' jS^., long, per chronometer 53° 30' E. 



16th, "Wednesday. Pursuing our course west and by 



According to Captaiu Guillain (ii. 344) the Arabs call it Eas 

 Mume. As regards the term Dolphin's Nose, he observes: 'Je dois 

 avouer qui I'analogie pourrait etre plus saissisante et elle accuse au 

 moins beaucoup d'imagination chez eux qui I'ont remarquee.' He ap- 

 pears to ignore that Dolphin's Nose is a recognized term for a long thick 

 point seen en profil, and understood by every English sailor. 

 ^ Better written Darajah, meaning a step, a tier. 



