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DISTANCES IN NAUTICAL MILES, BY THE SHORTEST ROUTE, FROM HONGKONG TO SHANGHAI.

BY GEO. E. LANE, Master, American Steamship "ORIFLAMME.'

596

NAUTICAL DISTANCES BY THE SHORTEST ROUTE.

HONGKONG TO

Nine Pins

Single Island

Chelang Point

Cupchi Do.

Breaker Do. Boat Rocks North Lamock Brothers Islands

Chapel Do..... Dodd Do. Pyramid Point Ock-seu Island.

T

e Pins bearing North

Jingle Island N.N.W.

53 Chelang Point N.N.W.

116102 82 29 Cupchi Point N.N.W.

139125|105 52 23 Breaker Point N.N.W. 184170 150 97 68 45 Boat Rocks W. by N. 192178158105 76 53 8 North Lamock S.E.

218 204 184 131102 79 34 26 S. E Brother S.E.

266 252 232 179 150 127 82 74 48 Chapel Island N.W. 288 274 254 201|172|149|104 96 70 22|Dodd Island N.W. 326 312 292 239 210 187 142 134 108 60 38 Pyramid Point N.W. 352 338 318 265 236 213 168 160134 86 64 26 Ock-seu Island S.E.

Turnabout Do....... 392378358305 276 253 208 200 174126104 66 40 Turnabout Island W.N.W. Alligator Do....... 442 428 408 355 326 303 258 250 224 176154116 90 50 Alligator Island E.S.E. Tung-ying Do.......457 443 423 370 341 318 273 265 239 191 169131105 65 15 Tung-ying Island E.S.E.

Do.......

Seven Stars Do....... 503 489 469 416 337 364 319 311 285 237 215177151111 61 46 Seven Stars Island W.N.W. (North Rocks) Nonki

529515 495 442 4390 345 337 311 263 241 203 177 137 87 72 26 Namki Island W.N.W. "ib-ki-shan Do....... 542 528 508455 26 403 358 350 324276 254 216 190 150 100 85 39 13 Pih-ki-shan Island W.N.W. Peshan

Hea-chu

Do.......574540487458 535 390 382 356 308 286 548 222 182132 117 71 45 32 Peshan Island W.N.W. Do....... 602438568 515 586 463 418 410384336314276 250 210 160 145 99 73 60 28 Hea-chu Island W.N.W. Tung-chuh Do....... 622 (8 588 535 506 483 438 430 404 356 334 296 270 230 180 165 119 93 80 48 20 Tung-chuh Island W. by N. Patahecock Do....... 664 650 630577 548 525 480 472 446398 376 338 312 272 222207161 135 122 90 62 42 Patahecock Island W.N.W. Tong-t ag Do....... 699 685 65 61 2583 560 515 507 481 433 411 373 347 307 257 242 196170 157 125 97 77 35 Tong-ting Island W.N.W, Tripod

Do....... 720 70 686 533 604581536 528 502 434 432 394 368 328 278 263 217 191 178 146 118 98 56 21 Tripod Island West Do.... 746 732 712659630607562554528 480 458 420 394 345 304 289 243 217 204 172144124 82 47 26 Bonham Island N.E. Do....... 763 749729676 647 624|579|571 545 497 475 437411371 321 306 260 234 221 189 161 141 99 64 43 17Gutzlaff Island W.S.W.

786 772752699 670 647 602 594 568520 498 460 434 394 344 329 283 257 244 212 184164 122 87 66 40 23 Light Ship N.E.

1/712

5625

Bonham Gutzlaff Light-Ship Shanghai.

828 814 794 741 712 689 644 636 610562 540 502 476 436 386 371 325 299 286 254 226 206 164 129 108 82 65 42 Shanghai

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