Binge Bay lies between Binaga Point and Arge Cape, 2.5 miles SE. A restricted area, into which entry is prohibited, extends from a position about 0.5 mile SE of Karwar Head to Kwada Point. A major naval base, which includes shipbuilding and repairs facilities, is located on ...
Belekeri Bay (Roads) has depths of less than 5m. Foul ground extends about 0.7 mile W of Belekeri Point, a low, flat, and rocky point at the head of the bay. Several small islets lie close N and about 0.2 mile WSW of the point.
Oyster Rocks consist of a prominent group of islands and rocks. Devgad Island (Devgadgudda Island), 44m high to the tops of the trees, is the largest and highest island; it is bold, rocky, and steep-to on its W side. Oyster Rocks Light, with a racon, is shown from a red round masonry ...
Kurmagad Island (Kurmagadgudda Island), encircled by fortifications and with its summit rising to a height of 60m, lies about 2.5 miles N of Karwar Head. The island is surrounded by foul water, but there is a safe narrow channel, with charted depths of about 7m, between Kurmagad Island ...
Mogeragudda Island, 56m high, rocky, and covered with jungle, lies about 0.5 mile SW of Karwar Head. A 4.3m patch lies about 0.3 mile SSW of the island. Gudsar Sunv (Karwar Rock), with a least depth of 2.4m, lies about 0.5 mile WNW of Mogeragudda Island. The channel between ...
