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CHAP. III.] KAWTJB BAY—PTJLO PISANG HARBOUR. 205
On the south-east side of the bay is the settlement of Kawur, in a
small bay half a mile wide, where small vessels close in find shelter from
southerly winds.
The anchoragfe at Kawur is in 11 or 12 fathoms, with the Resident's
house bearing about E.N.E., distant one mile. The boat passage leading
to the factory is between two coral banks, with breakers on each side,
and very narrow.
PULO PISANG HARBOUR—Pulo Pisang Kro6 lies
35 miles south-eastward of Kawur, and 1 J miles off shore ; the intermediate
coast is steep-to. Between this island and the main, there is good anchorage
and shelter from N.W. and westerly winds, in from 12 to 15 fathoms, with
the rocks near the east part of the island bearing South, distant about
3 cables, and from the main three-quarters of a mile.
Pulo Pisang Kroe is a quartz rock about a mile in diameter, and nearly
round. A reef, which extends in places about one-third of a mile, and on
which the sea continually breaks, fronts the southern half of the island, with
depths of 36 to 40 fathoms about a quarter of a mile off. Shoal water of
from 3 to 4 J fathoms over the visible patches of coral rock, extends from the
north part of the island in a N.N.E. direction towards the main. Tanjong
Ponyong lies 8 miles north-west of Pulo Pisang Kroe, and mount Ponyong
a high and remarkable mountain, about 8 miles eastward of the point, may
be discerned a considerable distance from the offing.*
In 1881, the Dutch Government proposed to establish a light on the
summit of Pulo Pisang Kro6 ;
but it is not yet begun.
At about one mile northward of Pulo Pisang Kroe is a reef of rocks,
on which the sea generally breaks, having from 12 to 20 fathoms close
to, and apparently connected with the shore, which is distant about
li miles ;
other patches lie between this reef and Tanjong Ponyong.
Directions.—Large vessels should approach the anchorage under
Pulo Pisang Kroe, from the southward ;
there appears to be no dangers to
avoid excepting the reef extending a short distance from the island. Small
vessels may enter by the northern channel by keeping at about 2 cables
distant from the island shore.
Kroe road, lies 6 miles south-eastward from Pulo Pisang Kroe, at the
head of a bay which has deep water, there being about 30 fathoms at less
than half a mile off shore. The town is situated at the bottom of the bay,
on the bank of a small river navigable by boats at high water, and close
to the northward of SUlalu rock, which rock appears like an island when
seen from the offing. Foul ground extends off from the rock for a distance
* See Admiralty plan of Pisang harbour and Kro^ road. No. 873; scale, m = 0*65
of an inch.