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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 fair weather 12 or 1 3 leagues. 
Very near this ifland, of the N. E. fide, lie three 
fmall ones, not difcernible at a diftance of 4 leagues. 
The N. end of the large ifland Jebbel-Zeker lies in 
the latitude of 14 0 10' N. 
In coafting along the Arabian fhore, 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 diftance, 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.; diftance 20 leagues. Thofe 
iflands 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 14° 57' to 1 5 0 1 N. 
N. E. of thofe iflands 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 palled it at about 6 miles. 
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