Sailing Directions for the South-East Coast of Nova Scotia and Bay of Fundy [Afterw.] Nova Scotia (South-East Coast) and Bay of Fundy Pilot. [With] Suppl. [And] Admiralty Notices to Mariners (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1867 Excerpt: ...wooded, lies immediately off the entrance of Lunenburg bay, and is the outer object marking the western approach to Mahone bay. The lighthouse, 53 feet high, and painted red, is the frustum of a pyramid on an octagonal base; it stands on the east end of the island, and exhibits two lights vertically. The upper light, at an elevation of 100 feet above the level of the sea, is a revolving white light, attaining its greatest brilliancy once every minute; the lower light, at the height of 65 feet above the sea, is a fixed white light. In clear weather the upper light should be seen from a distance of 14 miles, and the lower from a distance of 8 miles. Cross island is distant from East point ledge (always above water) more than 1 miles, but extensive shoal ground off the northern shore of the island narrows the navigable channel to a distance considerably under a mile. Pilots frequent the island. hounds i, edge, consisting of parallel ridges of rock nearly a mile in length east and west, lies off the north shore of Cross island; the eastern ends of the ledge mostly uncover at low water. Green island south point touching the north end of Big Duck island E. N. clears this danger to the northward. bIG Duck ISK.AITD, about a third of a mile in length and 45 feet high, lies 2 miles N.E. E. from the east end of Cross island; the 5-falhom line around this island is about a quarter of a mile off shore. Kiddle ledge is composed of parallel rocky ridges, and has only 3 feet on its shoalest spot, from whence Green island south point bears E. by S. S. Z miles; and the east point of Big Duck island S.W. W. a long 2 miles. Cross Island lighthouse on with the east end of Big Duck island S.W. W. clears the ledge on its east side; and the lighthouse on with the west of the ...