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shaped area in the southerly lee of Poel island roughly 3 miles (4.8 km) N-S in the inner anchorage narrowing to 1.75 miles (2.82 km) N-S between the innermost headland and southernmost tip of the island and roughly 5–6 miles (8–10 km) that distance WNW to ESE.
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