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78 MALACCA STRAIT.—MALAY COAST. [chap, i;
The COAST between Salangore and Klang islands is thickly
wooded, low, and flooded in most parts at high water. It is skirted by
the mud-bank, already mentioned, which is dry at low water, and extends
3 miles from the coast northward of Botel islets, gradually nearing the
shore to the southward.:
Botel or Bottle Islets form a group of four, lying about 1^ miles
off the coast eastward of Pulo Anza; they are situated on the coast mud-
bank, the outer one being- 2 miles from the shore. Calcutta or sail rock,
covered at half tide, and steep-to, lies three-quarters of a mile south-west
from Pulo Tekolo, the south-western islet.
Pulo Anza, or Mudancus, are two islets lying 5 miles off shore, and
9^ miles southward from Selangor hill, on the eastern edge of the bank
which extends north-west of Pulo Klang. There are depths of 5 to 8
fathoms between Pulo Anzo and Botel islets.
North Sands — "Westward of Pulo Anzo are the North sands, for
which see page 85.
KLANG STRAIT.—Pulo Klang and the islands to the south-west
form with Pulo Lumaut, Klang strait, which was formerly used by vessels
of moderate draught. It affords quiet and' easy navigation, under the lee
of the land, by which the North and South sands are avoided ; but since
the establishment of a lighthouse on One-fathom bank (North Bands)
much of the danger and difiSculties of this portion of JSiIalacca strait have
been avoided, so that Klang strait is no longer .recommended as a main
route, although it is still used by coasting steam vessels.*
The strait is about 14 miles in length, and in its narrowest parts is
from a quarter to half a mile wide. The lea,st depth is 3J^ fathoms, in the
northern part, and with the exception of the spit extending from Pulo
Lumaut, at one mile south-west of Deepwater point, the banks are steep-to.
Pulo Klang or (Callam)-^This island, with the mainland, forms
the northern part of Klang strait, which is at this part one mile wide.
The island is low and wooded, about 7 miles long, and 4 miles broad.
Close to the north-west side Pulo. Klang is an. island 2\ miles long, and
three-quarters of a mile broad. On the south-west side of Pulo Klang,
and extending 5 miles south-westward, is a group of five islands, the two
largest of which form one side of Klang strait, and on the southernmost
is the light. All these islands are low, formed of black mud, and covered
with mangroves. Pulo Klang, together with, the islands mentioned, are
situated on the south-east side . of a mud-bank which extends 16 miles
north-west of Pulo Klang, and 6 miles south-west of the same island. At
* .See Admiralty charts :—Malacca strait, Nos. 7936, and 7946,