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CHAP. III.] BAKTJNGON BAY.—BANJAK ISLANDS. 173
and being 3 miles off shore in 25 fatlioms, bring the Tillage to bear
N. by E., steer in with this bearing, and anchor in 10 or 12 fathoms, at
one or 1^ miles distant from the village.
Shoals.—Within a distance of 13 miles in a S.W. ^ W. direction from
Pnlo Dua there are four shoals, with apparently deep water close to, and,
described on page 171.
TRUMON from which a large quantity of pepper is exported, lies
9 miles south-eastward of Pulo Dua.*
Shoals.—At 24 miles N. by W. J W. from Pulo Trumon, is a shoal of
9 feet, on which the sea sometimes breaks, having 8 fathoms close to. Also
W. f 'N. about 1^ miles from the same islet is another shoal. Other shoals
exist southward of the last-mentioned, for which a careful look out should
be kept for from the mast-head.
Anchorage.—in approaching Trumon bay, Pulo Trumon, which
lies nearly 3 miles S.W. of the village, should be brought to bear E.S.E.,
then steer towards it, and pass at a moderate distance round its northern end,
from which a spit projects about half a cable. The anchorage is usually
in 7 fathoms, sandy bottom, off the mouth of the river, but good ground
tackling is requisite, as the anchorage is exposed to north-westerly winds.
There is also anchorage close under Trumon island, in 6 fathoms.
Inner Passage.—There is a channel eastward of Trumon island,
between the reefs extending 5 miles southward of the island and the
shore, but it is seldom used. This inside passage is said to be safe by
rounding the point 8 miles southward of Trumon in 5 fathoms, and from
thence the track close along shore, inside of all the shoals, to Singkel is
safe, and preferred by some to the ofE shore route from Jawi Jawi island.
Bulo Sama, in lat. 2° 34' N., is a pepper port ; there is anchorage
in 5J or 6 fathoms at about one mile off" shore.
Reefs. Ayer Itam reef lies 5 miles southward of Pulo Trumon,
at about one mile off shore, with a remarkable tree in line witli a hill in the
interior.
Heria reef lies N.W., about 3 miles from Bulo Sama, and a smaller
reef lies nearly 3 miles beyond it, in the same direction.
Amboina reef.—Southward of Bulo Sama, is Ambonia reef of
24 fathoms, which lies with Pulo Jawi Jawi bearing S.S.W. ^ W., and
Tanjong Fatikala S.E. | S. About midway between this reef and Bulo
Sama, is a reef of 5 fathoms, and probably less.
BANJAK ISLANDS, are a cluster of islands extending about
40 miles westward of Singkel. The three largest are Pulo Bangkaru,
• See plan of Trrnnon, on Admiralty chart, No. 2,760; scale, »i = 0-3 inch.