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ANDERAVIA

Volume 3 · 73 words · 1842 Edition

or INDERABIA, a low, level, and narrow island on the Arabian shore of the Persian Gulf, about three miles in length. It is separated from the mainland by a strait three miles in length, and free from danger; but ships running for shelter under this island must not come within a mile of its south end, until a remarkable tree, which will be distinguished standing by itself, bear west-north-west. Lat. 26. 40. N.