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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 8URROUNDING 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 more 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 
