Islands in the Southern Indian Ocean, Westward of Longitude 80 ̊east, Including Madagascar

12 fathoms Admiralty plan anchor anchorage Antongil bay bank beach bearing boats bottom buoy cables cape Amber cape St casuarina centre Chagos bank channel chart cliffs coast of Madagascar cocoanut coral reef covered with trees dangerous depth Diego Suarez direction distance east side eastward entrance extreme fathoms feet high flagstaff forms fort Dauphin French full and change half a mile harbour high water hill holding ground Hova inches island islet lagoon land low water Madagascar Mahanoro mangrove Mary island Mauritius mile wide miles in length Mojanga monsoon Mozambique Mozambique channel nearly north end north side north-east monsoon north-west side northern northward Nosi outer pass passage patch Port Louis river rocks round Sakalavas sand sandy sea breaks season seen Seychelles ship shoal shore south side south-east winds south-south-west south-west southern southward stream summit Tamatave tide Vatomandri vessels village weather west side westerly westward