Sacrifice Rock (W India)

Sacrifice Rock (W India)

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Sacrifice Rock, 18m high and conspicuous, lies about 6.5 miles WNW of Kadalur Point. It consists of granite and, having a white appearance, can be seen 10 miles in clear weather.
The passage between this rock and the coast is free of dangers, but vessels using it should keep near the rock, and not proceed into depths of less than 13m.

Vessels passing W of this rock at night should not proceed into depths of less than 27m which are found about 2.5 miles W of the rock.

A shoal, swept to a depth of 2.7m, lies almost 1 mile offshore W of Tikkotti village.

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Flying distances - Direct line

Kadalur Point (W India)

6.3nm
101°
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Tellicherry Light (W India)

15nm
350°
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15 Mar 12
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Elattur Cape (W India)

15nm
128°
Elattur Cape, about 4 miles farther SSE, is low and rocky, with coconut palms close inland. The mouth of the Elattur River, a shallow and rocky river, lies about 1.3 miles N of the cape.
16 Mar 12
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Calicut (Kozhikode) port (W India)

19nm
135°
The port of Calicut, also known as Kozhikode, is an open roadstead of considerable commercial importance. Cargo is worked at the anchorage by lighters. The port is unusable from the beginning of June to the end of August.
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Cannanore Light (W India)

23nm
335°
Cannanore Light is shown from a white, concrete column with red bands 1 mile WNW of Fort St. Angelo.
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The coast between Cannanore and ...
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Beypore (Beipur) (W India)

25nm
139°
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16 Mar 12
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