Kerekund island (W India)

Kerekund island (W India)

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Kerekund island (W India)
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Characteristics

Island / Atoll

Description

Kerekund, a rocky islet 19m high, lies about 4 miles S of Murdeshvar and on the W edge of the coastal reef. A rock, 3m high, and a rock, 7m high, lie about 0.5 mile NNE and SE, respectively, of the islet.

Between Kerekund and Bhatkal Fort, about 4.5 miles SE, the low and sandy coast is fringed by foul ground extending up to 1.8 miles offshore.

Shirali (Hog Island), about 1 mile S of Kerekund, is a peaked island 109m high.
Two rocks, each drying 1.2m, lie close W and 0.2 mile SE, respectively, of the island.
When in the vicinity of this island do not enter into depths of less than 18m.

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Flying distances - Direct line

Murdeshvar islet (W India)

4nm
357°
The coast between Honavar and the entrance to the Bhatkal River, is low and sandy with some rocky points. A ridge, reaching an elevation of about 150m, extends about 2 miles along the coast from a position about 3 miles S of Honavar.
The ridge is covered with brushwood and contrasts ...
8 Mar 12
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Netrani (Pigeon Island) (W India)

9nm
265°
Netrani (Pigeon Island), about 9 miles W of Shirali, and 10 NM of Murudeshwara, is a coral island, wooded and flat-topped with a conspicuous summit, 101m high. It is steep-to except for a rock, 16m high, off its S end, and a rocky shoal close E of the island.
This Island has some ...
8 Mar 12
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Bhatkal port (W India)

4.4nm
141°
This port is  well - protected port on the  bank of  Bhatkal river. Presently  fishing  vessels are utilising  the  facilities of  this port. Caution.—When approaching the port of Bhatkal, do not proceed into depths of less than 18.3m ...
8 Mar 12
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Bhatkal lighthouse (W India)

4.5nm
143°
Bhatkal Fort, in ruins, lies on a rocky point, 46m high, at the entrance to the Bhatkal River.
Bhatkal Light is shown from a square masonry tower with red bands on the fort, and is obscured by Shirali on bearings between 129° and 132°.
The town of Bhatkal lies on the N bank ...
8 Mar 12
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Huddi Point (W India)

5.9nm
141°
The coast between Bhatkal and Huddi Point, about 1.3 miles SE, consists of cliffs up to about 60m high.
Huddi Point is a cliffy promontory, rising to a height of about 52m about 0.5 mile inland; a small rounded hill, 35m high, lies on the extremity of the point. The coast is then ...
9 Mar 12
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Two White Rocks (W India)

11nm
148°
Two White Rocks, 5m high and close together, lie about 4 miles WNW of Baindur Head, and are very prominent when the sun shines on them.
Single Rock, 3m high, lies about 2 miles N, and a rock awash lies about 0.8 mile SSE, respectively, of Two White Rocks.Caution.—Although the ...
10 Mar 12
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