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236 SUNDA STRAIT.—SOUTH SHORE. [chap. iv.
and Plaggan point. From their north extremity, in 11 fathoms, Second
point bears W. ^ N., distant 6 miles. They consist of four different
patches, lying in a N.N.E. and S.S.W. direction from each other, the whole
being from half to three-quarters of a mile in extent. The shoalest patch
has a depth of about one fathom, rock, but between and close round them
are 9 and 10 fathoms, mud.
East and west of these reefs are 17 and 18 fathoms, and to the north-
ward 20 and 25 fathoms.
Caution.—Welcome bay appears to be full of dangers not surveyed,
and should be entered with extreme caution.*
THIRD POINT, or Tanjong Lussong, like Second point,
is very low, although sharper, and fronted by rocks to the distance of
2 cables, from which the depths increase to 10 and 18 fathoms. Krakatoa
island bears N.W. by N. from it, and is distant about 21 miles.
PEPPER BAY.—Papolle island lies about 1 1 miles north-eastward
from Third point, and between is Pepper bay. Its shores are fronted by
reefs which near the points project about half a mile, increasing their
distance from tlie shore towards the depth of the bay, where they extend
1 J miles. The bay is also encumbered with two dangerous reefs known as
Coral bank and Panjang reef. The depths in the bay generally decrease
uniformly from 14 to 4 fathoms ; the latter depth will be found 2 miles off
shore. In the eastern monsoon there is safe anchorage N.E. of Lawvengan
islet, in 6 or 8 fathoms, soft bottom.
Coral bank.—Nearly 2 miles East from Third point is a coral bank,
about 3 cables in length, the greater part of which is above water. Between
this bank and Third point there is a channel of 4 to 9 fathoms water.
Lawvengan islet, situated at the head of Pepper bay, E. by S. f S.
distant 3^ miles from Third point, is about three-quarters of a mile long,
a quarter of a mile broad, and is surrounded by a reef which projects
1^ cables from the north side of the islet.
Three-quarters of a mile to the nortli-westward and westward of Law-
vengan islet are two reefs, partly dry at low water, and usually breaking.
To the southward, and in mid-channel between Lawvengan islet and the
shore, is a reef with 3 feet water, between which and the island there is a
narrow channel, with 3 and 4 fathoms j between the reef and the shore
are several small coral reefs that dry at low water.
Panjang reef is a ledge of rocks, the north-west point of which
bears W. by S. f S. 1| miles from the north-west point of Papolle island
It is one mile long, half a mile in breadth, and has a least depth of 3 feet.
This ledge, being steep-to, is dangerous, as the sea does not often break
* Captain C. Fellowes, H.M.S. Cruizei-, 1857.