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CHAP. III.] PATIH. —PEJABAH ISLANDS. 161
Kechil; these two islets are nearly the same height. Pejahah Kechil
has a round appearance on the top with a smooth outline, the trees
being more uniform in height than in the other islet, which has several
high trees of irregular height. There is a coral reef with 12 feet water,
extending about 1^ cables from the inshore side of these islands. Two
cables S.W. by W. from the outer island is a rock 15 feet high, with 11
fathoms close-to on the seaward side ; there is also a rock nearly awash
and which always breaks bearing S. by E. from the same island, distant a
third of a mile.
Between Fejabah islands and the main land is Pulo Kluang ; this island
is 300 or 400 feet high, larger and higher than the Pejabahs, and covered
with trees, but lying close to the land is not so conspicuous as the other
islands ; it is bold-to all round except on the eastern side.
Telok Kalumpang (Gultunpung) point or peninsula is a
green hill nearly the same height as Pulo Kluang, with only a few scattered
trees and a house on the summit; it is based by rocky clifEs and con-
nected with the mainland by a low sandy isthmus, and on some bearings
has the appearance of an island.
AnchorEge.—Vessels bound to Telok Kalumpang usually pass
between the Pejabahs and Pulo Epu Tyikem. The only clanger in this
track is the small rock before mentioned, which bears S. by E. from
little Pejabah island distant one-third of a mile ; close to the cliffs of Telok
Kalumpang there is a depth of 8 fathoms.
The best anchorage is in 10 fathoms, mud and sand, with the Pejabahs
bearing N.W., and Pulo Kluang N.E. by N., but vessels shipping pepper
anchor much nearer the town, and in 8 fathoms, half way between
Telok Kalumpang and Pulo Kluang. During the period of April to
September, vessels should moor open hawse to the north-west ; the bottom
is sand, and there is no room to drive nor to put to sea.
Pulo Tyikem (Cheekem) is a high bluff island 2^ miles southeastward
of Pulo Pejabah, in appearance like a Scotch cap ; rocks above
water extend one cable in a S.S.E. direction from the south-east part ; there
are depths of 8^ fathoms close to the outer rock. A coral reef with
12 feet water extends 1^ cables from the north-east part of the island.
Pulo Epu Tyikem situated 14 cables to the westward of Pulo
Tyikem, is much lower than the latter island. Bearing N.N".E. it presents
a wedge-shaped appearance, though the outline is rather uneven ; there
are 10 or 11 fathoms close outside the island.
About three-quarters of a mile east from Pulo Tyikem are three black
rocks 10 feet high, having 5^ and 7 fathoms close to on the seaward side
on the eastern side there are a few small rocks awash.
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