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NAUTICAL DISTANCES BY THE SHORTEST ROUTE.

DISTANCES IN NAUTICAL MILES, BY THE SHORTEST ROUTE, FROM HONGKONG TO SHANGHAI. BY GEO. E LANE, MASTER, AMERICAN STEAM-SHIP "ORIFLAMME.”

HONGKONG TO

Nine Pins,

Single Island,

Chelang Point,

Cupchi Do. Breaker Dọ.

Boat Rocks,

North Lamock, Brothers Islands,

Chapel Do. Dodd Do. Pyramid Point, Ock-sew Island, Turnabout Do. Alligator Do. Tung-Ying Do. Seven Stars Do. Namki Do. Pih-ki-shan Do. Peshan Do. Hea-chu Do. Tung-chuh Do. Patahecock Do. Tong-ting Do.

Tripod

Bonham

Gutzlaff

Light-Ship

Shanghai.

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14 Nine Pins bearing North

34 20 Single Island N N W

87 73 53 Chelang Point N N W

116 102 82 29 Cupchi Point NNW

139 125 105′ 52 23 Breaker Point N N W (184170′150-97; 68 45 Boat Rocks W by N 192.178158 10576 53 8 North Lamock S E 218 204:181131102 79 34 26s. E Brother S E 266 252 232 179 150 127 82 74 48 Chapel Island N W

288 271 254 201 172 119 104 96 70 22 Dodd Island N W

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326 312 292 239 210 187 142 134 108 60 38 Pyramid Point N W

352 338318 265 236/213168 160134 86 64 26 Ock-sew Island S E

392 378 358:305 276|253|208 200174126 104 66| 40Turnabout Island WNW

442-428 408355 326:03 258 250|224 176,154 116] 90| 50,Alligator Island E SE

457 443 423,370341318273 265|239 191 169 131 105 65 15 Tung-Ying Island E S E

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13 Pih-ki-shan Island WNW 45 32 Peshan Island W N W

503 189 460 116 387,364 319311 285-237215177,151 111 61 46 Seven Stars Island W N W (North Rocks) |529515-495-412 413390345,337|311 263 241 203 177 137, 87 72 26 Namki Island W N W 542 528 508′ 155 426 403|358 350324276;254,216 190 150 100 85 39 574 560,540 187 458 535 390 382 356 308 286 548 222 182 132 117 71 |602 588 564/515 586‍463 418 410384 336 314,276 250 210 160 145 99 73 60 28 Hea-chu Island W N W 622 608 588/535 506‍483 188-130 404 356 334 296 270 230 180 165 119 93 80 48 20 Tung-chuh Island W by N 664650 6301577 548 525 480 472 446 398 376 338312272 222207 161 135122 90 62 42|Patahecock Island W NW 699 685 665|612,583 560 515 507 481433 411 373 347 307 257 242 196170 157 125 97 77 35 Tong-ting Island W N W 720 706 686 633 604581 536528502.454 432394 368328 278 263 217 191178146118 98 56 21 Tripod Island West 746,732 712 659 630 607 562,554 528 480 458-420 391 345 304 289243217204172144124 82 47 26|Bonham Island N E

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