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In every case first inclination (blue water) to about. 20-30 fathoms, then suddenly incline — (at mean angle of 45°?

from land to 1200 ∠ 36° — from the 20° fathom, 39° — from 270 to do 48° —

At mouth from the 5 fathom sounds to the 550 ft 24° — from the 20 to 550 21°

In the 1200 section 20 fathom 200 3^d from shore
In othr or SW section 20 — 100 — — —

The scale of 1. inch mile (∴ sect 9. inch long) two line can barely be ruled so as to be distinguished apart, if head a few feet distant.

Cocos I^sd 6 or 7 larger Is^d — 23: 24 of all sorts besides with traces
Mem growing points with Cocoa nuts — growing trees

Keeling Isd 1. & 400 y^ds. without reef 1.300 y^ds width 1200 y^ds including reef

reef 100 y^ds — Blue water broadest on West side; on the northern part of which no reef but sand, & there 400 y^ds wide. — case like Horsburgh Is^d — one single dip of land, opening dead to SE. —

Same struck of reef. Liesk.¹ —

Line cut by rocky cliffs

¹ William C. Liesk (sometimes spelled Leisk), an English resident on Keeling. See Armstrong 1991.

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Keeling Is^d little to W of North, 14 miles distant

Cocos Is^d

whole opposite side or northern. very imperfect. especially west. part weaker. —

The deeper part of northern basin, which does not dry, 4-6. fathoms. with numerous patches fluish. — & deeper holes

longer axis NNW. 9 & 1/2 miles: shorter 6 & 1/2: —

widest average parts 800 y^ds — leeward side perhaps broadest

Blue water 200 y^ds wide: do of hornblende 850 y^d — width 6 & 7 fathoms

On East side. 100 y^d reef from shore or West. 200 y^d. —

On southern end. reef joins on the lagoon

Whole northern end shoal; connected with mouth.

[sketch] form of growing Isl^d

3 & 4 fathoms at entrance, 9 at anchorage

Reef at SE. houses. from do to outside (which is all outside reef) (550 y^d): at houses & near anchorage 500 y^d, inlets at anchorage begin to apear 250 y^ds from outer break.