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NAUTICAL DISTANCES BY THE SHORTE ST ROUTE.

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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 Do.

Boat Rocks,

North Lamock,

Brothers Islands,

Chapel Do.

Dodd

Do.

Do.

Pyramid Point, Ock-sew Island, Turnabout Do. Alligator Do. Tung-Ying Do. Seven Stars Do.

Namki

Pih-ki-shan Do. Peshan Do. Hea-chu Do. Tung-chuh Do. Patahecock Do. Tong-ting Do.

Tripod

Do.

Do.

Bonham Do.

Gutzlaff

Light-Ship

Shanghai.

14 Nine Pins bearing North

342 0 Single Island N N W

87 73 53 Chelang Point N N W

116 102 82 29 Cupchi Point NN W

139 125 105|| 52 23 Breaker Point N N W

184170150 97 68 45|Boat Rocks W by N

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192 178 158.105 76 53 8 North Lamock S E

218 204 184 131:02 79|| 34 26S. E Brother SE

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266 252 232179 150 127 82 74 48 Chapel Island N W

288 274'251 201 172149|104|| 96|| 70 22 Dodd Island N W

326 312 292232 210 187|142′134'108 60 38 Pyramid Point N W 352338 318 265,236,213168 160134 86 64 26 Ock-sew Island S E

392378358305 276 258209 200174126104 66 40 Turnabout Island W N W

442 428 408 357,326 803 258 250|224176 154 116 90 50 Alligator Island E S E

457 443 423370341‍315 273 265/239,191 169 131 105) 65 –15 Turg-Ying Island E SE

503 489 460-416,387:364319311,287 237 215 177 151111–61 46 Seven Stars Island W NW (North Rocks) 529 515 495 442 413 396 347 337311 263 241 203 177 137 87 72 26 Namki Island W N W

542 528 508 455-426-408/358 25032) 276-254 216 190,150 100. 85 39 13 Pih-ki-shan Island W N W 574 560 540 487 456 5373,0 382 376/368 286 548 222;152 132117 71 45 32 Peshun Island WN W 602.558 368515:586 463 418 410384 336 314 276 250210 160115 99 73 60 28 Hoa-chu Island W N W 1622 608 588/535 506 483) 138 -430-404 356 334 296 270/230 180 165119 93 80′ 45. 20 Tung-chuh Island W by N 664 650 630|577,548 525|| 480 472 446 398 376 338 312, 172 222 207 161 135 122 9g 62, 42 l'atahecock Island WNW 699'685 665612 583 560 5) 515; 481 433 411 373 347/307 257 242 196 170 157, 125 97 771 35 Tong-ting Island W N W 720 706 686 633 604 581 536 525 502 454 432 394 366326 276 26: 217.191 1781418 9s' 56 21 Tripod Island West (746 732 712/659 630 607|562 554 528 480-458 120394345 301 289 243 217 204 172 144 124' 62 47′ 26 Bonham Island N E (763.749 729|676 647 624/579,571‍545 497 475 437 411 371 321 306 260 231 221 189, 161141 99 64 43. 17 Gutzlaff Island W SW 786 772752690 670617602,594 568-520498 460 434 394 314 329 263 257.244-212 184164/122/87 66 40 2 Light Ship N E 828:814 794741 712 659,641 636 610 562 540:502 476,436 386 37 1 325 399 286/954 226-206-164129108 82-67 42 Shanghai

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