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NAUTICAL DISTANCES BY THE SHORTEST ROUTE.

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DISTANCES IN NAUTICAL MILES, BY THE SHORTEST ROUTE, FROM HONGKONG TO SHANGHAI. BY GEO. E. LANE, Master, American Steamship "ORIFLAMME.

HONGKONG TO

Nine Pins

Single Island

14, Nine Pins bearing North

34 20 Single Island N,N.W.

Chelang Point

87 73 53 Chelang Point N.N.W.

Cupchi Do.

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Breaker Do.

Boat Rocks

North Lamock

Brothers Islands Chapel Do.

Dodd

Pyramid Point Ock-seu Island

Do.

Turnabout Do..

Alligator

116 102 82 23 Cupchi Point N.N.W.

139125105′ 52 23 Breaker Point N.N.W.

184 170150|| 97 68 45|Boat Rocks W. by N. 192178 158105 76 53 8. North Lamock S.E.

218 201 184 131:02 79 34 26's. E Brother S.E.

266 252 232 179 150 127 82 74 48 Chapel Island N.W. |288 274 254201|172|149|104 96] 70| 22 Dodd Island N.W. |326312292239210187 142 134108 60 38 Pyramid Point N.W. 352 338 318 265236213168160124 86 64 26,Ock-seu Island S.E. 392|378358|305|276|233|208200174126104 66 40 Turnabout Island W.N.W.

Do....... 442 428 408 355 326 303 258 250 224 176154116 90 50 Alligator Island E.S.E.

Tung-Ying Do.... Seven Stars Do..

Namki

457443 123 370341318 273 265 239 191 169 131 105 65 15 Tung-Ying Island E.S.E.

503489469416387 364 319 311 285237215 177 151111 61 453even Stars Island W.N W. (North Rocks) 529515 495 442,413 390 345 337 311 263 241 203 177 137 57 72 26 Namki Island W.N.W. 542528 508455 426 403 358 350 324 276254216190 150 100 85 39 13 Pib-ki-shan Island W.N.W. 574560 540 487458 535 390 382 356 308286548 222 182 132117 71 45 32 Peshan Island W.N.W. 602588568515 586 463 418 410384336314276250 210160145 99 73 60 28 Hea-chu Island W.N.W. Tung-chuh Do.......622608 588 535 506 483 438 430 404 356 334 296 270 230 180 165 119 93 80 48 20 Tung-chuh Island W. by N.

Do..

Pih-ki-shan Do. Poshan Do. Hoa chu Do..

Patahecock Do...

Tong-ting Do... Tripod Do... Bonham Do. Gutzlaff Do.

Light-Ship

Shanghai.

664|650 630577 548 525 480 472446398376338312272222207 161 135 122 90 62 42:Patahecock Island W.N.W. 699685 665 612 583 560 515 507 481 433 411 373 347 307 257 242196170 157 125 97 77 35 Tong-ting Island W.N.W. 720 706 656 633 604 581 536 528 502 454432394 368 328278263217|191 178146118 98 56 21|Tripod Island West 746 732 712659 630 607 562554 528 480 438 420 394 345 304289243 217 204172144 124 82 47 26|Bouham Island N.E. 763 749 729676647 624579571 545 497 475 437 411 371 321 306 260 23 221 189161141 99 64 43 17 Gutzlaff Island W.S.W. 786772752699 670 617 602 594 568 520498 460 434 394344329 283 257 244 212184 164 122 87 66 40 23L Light Ship N.E. 2689614 1325 644636 386371325 828814794741 712 689 644 636 610562 540502 476 436 386 371 325 299 286254226206164129108 82 65 42 Shanghai