The chart shows the outer bar of the Shatt Al Arab to Fao on the Persian Gulf. The state of the Low Water Line ‘at various recent dates from reliable surveys’ are indicated by the following coloured lines: red, 1929; green, 1925; yellow, 1918-19; and blue, 1917. Depths in feet indicated with sou...
Cutting from Admiralty Chart No. 1235 Showing the Abadan and Abdullah Banks at the Mouth of the Shatt al-Arab
Scope & Content:
The chart section from Admiralty chart number 1235 shows the Abadan and Abdullah Banks at the mouth of the Shatt al-Arab on the Persian Gulf, with the low water line of the Abdullah Bank as determined in 1929 marked with a red line, and the low water line of the Abadan Bank as determined in 1929...