India West Coast - Tarapur to Murud-Janjira compiled from various Hydrogarphic surveys to 1967. (No.255)

Material type: MapMapLanguage: English Publication details: Dehradun Naval Hydrographic Office 1968Description: 1 Map Coloured 69 X 101 cmDDC classification:
  • 912.548 coast
Summary: CAUTIONS 1. Fishing stakes marked on the chart indicate their approximate positions. These are liable to be found in other areas where the depths are less than 25 metres, even in the approaches to Bombay Harbour. 2. Submarines exercise frequently in the area indicated. A good lookout is to be kept for them when passing through these waters. See Notice to Marines No.10 each year. 3. Certain lights have been omitted from this chart; for details of these, the larger scale charts and the Admiralty List of Lights should be consulted.Summary: CURRENTS The currents are of monsoonal origin, but tend to follow the trend of the coast. In December and January sets are north-westerly with rates of up to 1 knot. In July and August, when the S.W.Monsoon is well established, south-easterly sets with rates of up to 2 knots are experienced during the N.E.Monsoon and upto 3 knots during the S.W.Monsoon. For further information see also Admiralty Sailing Directions, Current Atlases etc.
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Maps Maps Asiatic Society of Mumbai 912.548 coast (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Not For Loan MAP0600

Soundings in Hairline enlarged from an East India Company chart of 1853. Topography from Survey of India maps.
All Heights are expressed in Meters above Mean Sea Level. For abbreviations see Chart 5020. DEPTHS IN METRES - Natural Scale 1 : 300,000 (at Lat.17 degree 00') Projection - Mercator

CAUTIONS
1. Fishing stakes marked on the chart indicate their approximate positions. These are liable to be found in other areas where the depths are less than 25 metres, even in the approaches to Bombay Harbour.
2. Submarines exercise frequently in the area indicated. A good lookout is to be kept for them when passing through these waters. See Notice to Marines No.10 each year.
3. Certain lights have been omitted from this chart; for details of these, the larger scale charts and the Admiralty List of Lights should be consulted.

CURRENTS
The currents are of monsoonal origin, but tend to follow the trend of the coast. In December and January sets are north-westerly with rates of up to 1 knot. In July and August, when the S.W.Monsoon is well established, south-easterly sets with rates of up to 2 knots are experienced during the N.E.Monsoon and upto 3 knots during the S.W.Monsoon. For further information see also Admiralty Sailing Directions, Current Atlases etc.

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