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94 MALACCA STKAIT.— MALAY COAST. [phap. i.
Pair Clianuel Bank, a long and narrow bank stretching the
whole distance between Formosa btok and Pulo Pisang,'is steep to,
and has general depths of 9 to 12 fathoms ; a patch '
of 4f fathoms lies
5 miles from its south extremej with Piilo Pisang blBa;riag E. J N. distant
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Long Bank lies on the southern side of the fairway, and is of a
similar character and parallel to Fair channel bank,' bufshoalfer. j^V '
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The wfestern extreme of the shoal portion, which hftsfrom 2f to Sfathoms
over a distance of about' 18 mile's, lies nearly on the meridian and 16 miles
southward of Tanjong Seginting. It is steep to on its north and south
sides.
Westward of Long bank are numerous similar banks extending to within
a short distance of the fringing banks on the Sumatra side of the strait.
It would be perplexing to the seaman to give any further description of
these banks, the best idea of them is to be gained by studying the cliai;t.
Pulo CoCOb is a low flat wooded island 2 miles long and 1-^ miles
broad, lying 6 miles westward of Tanjong Bulus, and is separated from the
coast by a narrow creek. The trees on the north-west side are of a bright
green colour, and at the south-east end they are tall erect poon trees, like
those on the adjoining coast. A sand-bank, dry at low water, extends
1^ miles off the north-west extreme.
Tanjong Bulus or Euro, the south point of the Malay peninsula,
is a broad semicircular tongue of low land having high trees on its western
side and low bright green mangroves to the eastward. All the adjacent
country is low with the exception of Gunong Pulai or Pontiana, an isolated
mountain 2,150 feet high, situated 19 miles northward of the point.
The edge of the mud bank dries at low water, and -lies one mile south
of the east part of the point. It- is steep to, having 10 fathoms within
2 cables. From its southern point it trends west one mile, thence 'W.N.W.
for Pulo Cocob. ;
Caution.—In passing Tanjong Bulus and Pulo Cocob, caution must
be exercised, as the flood tide sets strongly towards the bank..
Between the latter and Little Carimon island, Malacca strait is ,9^ miles
wide and has, depths of 18 to 20 fathoms. ;
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