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CELEBES. 



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over a considerable portion of it, or even be much exceeded in 

 the centre. In the Molucca passage a single sounding on the 

 Gilolo side gave 1,200 fathoms, and a large part of the Molucca 



MAP OF CELEBES AND THE SURROUNDING ISLANDS. 



The depth of sea is shown by three tints: the lightest indicating less than 100 fathoms, the 

 medium tint less than 1,000 fathoms, and the dark tint mure than 1,000 fathoms. The 

 figures show depths in fathoms. 



and Banda Seas probably exceed 2,000 fathoms. The southern 

 portion of the Straits of Macassar is full of coral reefs, and a 

 shallow sea of less than 100 fathoms extends from Borneo to 



