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122 SINGAPORE STRAIT. [chap. ii.
W. ^ S., or from one mile eastward of Peak island to one mile soatliward
of Johoi-e shoal. In very clear weather it may possibly be seen from a
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distance of 20 miles.
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SINGAPORE ROAD*in which the depths are from 6 to 10 fathoms,
mud, is sitaated on the southern side of Singapore island, between the shore
bank extending north-eastward from Malay spit, and Outer shoal, which is
a portion of the mud bank fronting the shore between St. John islands aad
Tanjong Katong, the eastern limit of the road bedng defined by a line
drawn from Tanjong Katong obelisk to that on the south-east extreme of
Peak island. The limits of Singapore harbour, defined by the Colonial
Government, 2lst June 1877, are comprised within the lines joining the
obelisk on Tanjong Katong and that on Peak island^ the north-west extreme
of Peak island, and south extreme of Blakan Mati ; the east and north coast
of Blakan Mati, and the coast from Blayer point to the obelisk on Tanjong
Katong.
Banks.—Outer Shoal, lying on the south-east boundary of Singapore
road, is 1-J miles long in a north-east and south-west direction, and
from one to 5 cables in breadth, having depths of 4 to 5 fathoms over
the greater part of it, but some patches of 3;^ to 3 J fathoms near its
southern extreme, "f
From the north-east end of the shoal, in 5 fathoms, the
obelisk on Tanjong Katong bears N. ^ E., and fort Canning flagstaff is just
to the northward of the obelisk on the north side of the.river entrance ;
from its south-eastern extreme fort Canning flagstaff bears N.N.W. ^ W.
The -whole of fort Canning kept just open northward of the obelisk,
bearing N.W. by W. \ W., will lead clear of the north end of Outer shoal
Peak island S.W. by S. will lead eastward of it ; and the southern extreme
of Blakan Mati island S.W. by W. ^ "W. will lead northward.
A small patch, about 2 cables in extent, having 4 fathoms least water,
lies about a third of a mile south-westward of Outer shoal, and from its
centre, fort Canning flagstaff bears N.N.W. and Peak island S. by W.
Mount Serapong bearing W. J N. leads between this patch and Outer
shoal, and bearing W. by N. f N. leads to the southward of it.
Inside Outer shoal are depths of from 10 to 12 fathoms, mud, decreasing
gradually to 7 or 6 fathoms, but shoaling suddenly from a depth of 5 to
3 fathoms; when fort Canning flagstaff bears to the northward of
N.W. by W. ^ W., caution is necessary in large vessels anxious to get as
close in as possible. With fort Canning flagstaff to the westward of
* See Admiralty plan i^Singapore road, No. 1,995, scale, »i = 6 inches. For winds
and weather see pages 2 and 91.
f This bank is shoaling rapidly. In 1846, when surveyed by Mr. Thompson,
Government surveyor, the general depths upon it were 5J and 6 fathoms, and the
least water 4i ; in 1867 the general depths were but 4 and 4^ fathoms, and the least
water 3| fathoms.
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