SAILING DIRECTIONS, 
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within it about N.W.b.N., which will take you inside the 
covered reef Z. Your course then must be round the Albany 
Islands, and hence N.W.b.N. for a, which is a rocky islet 
that may be seen from abreast the Albany Isles. 
The passage through the Possession Isles and Endeavour 
Strait is not to be recommended for a large ship, on account 
of the shoal water that extends from Wallis’s Isles towards 
Shoal Cape ; but the route round the north end of Wednes- 
day and Hammond’s Islands is preferable. Upon passing 
reef a, Wednesday Island will be seen: in steering towards it, 
avoid standing too close to the rocky islet that is abreast of 
the strait between it and Horned Hill, as some sunken rocks 
stretch off it for about a quarter of a mile : steer round the 
north point of Wednesday Island at half a mile, and then 
W.b.S.iS,, which will carry you to the northward of the rock 
off Hammond’s Island. Having passed this .rock, steer 
S.W.b.W. ; and when abreast of the south-west end of 
Hammond’s Island, haul towards a reef, to the southward 
of the course, on which you will see some dry rocks, which 
you may pass within half a mile of : you will then avoid 
reef d, which is generally, if not always, covered : the fair 
way of this channel is seven and eight fathoms deep. 
When the summit of Good’s Island bears S.W.b.W., steer 
W.b.S. southerly for Booby Island, by which you will avoid 
Larpent’s bank, and when you have passed it, you are clear 
of the strait. Hence you may steer W. | S. through the 
night, on which course you will very gradually deepen your 
water. 
A. 
Section 
VIII. 
Inner 
Route. 
