Kurmagadgudda island and Shimisgudda Island (W India)
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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 and Sunghiri Island (Shimishgudda Island), 31m high, about 0.2 mile SW.
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 ...
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 ...
