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CHAP. IV.] FLAT CAPE.—SEMANKA BAT. 243
LIGHT.—A flashing white Ugh-t is exhibited from a lighthouse on
Flat cape, at' an -
elevation of 213 feet above' the sea. It shows iti quick
succession three jfiashies,- e&th of two seconds duration, separated bytbree
secotids ' of darkness, and followed by an eclipse of eighteea seconds. It is
visible seaward, between the bearings of S. 48° E. and N. 84° W. from a
distance of 21 to 23 miles, except where obscured by Little Fortune island
between the bearings of' S. 72° Ih and S. 78^ B. Position, lat. 5° 69' S.,
longi-104°30'40"E.
Slimail roc-k, on which the sea breaks-,'- has a less depth' than S
fathoms,- and 'lies with Tarijong Sliman (the S.E. extreme of Plat cape)
bearing W. by N.-l N. distant one mile. •
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Sand-bank.—At about S miles south-westwafd'of Flat cape there is
a narrow bank, partly consisting of reddish sand, with depths of "
8 and 9
fathoms, about 2 miles in length, N.W. and S.E., and about one mile in
breadth. The depths outside this bank increase rapidly to 30, 40, and
50 fathoms, and inside of it there is a channel about 3 miles wide^ with 12
and 14 fathoms. At about 1^ miles north-westward of this sand-bank a
doubtful bank of 5 fathoms is marked on the charts.
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BLIMBING BAY lies northward of Flat cape. A-t its entrance
vessels may anchor in 7 or 8 fathoms, and find a good berth with S;E.
winds ; but not with those from the N.W. Small vessels wiU be sheltered
from all winds by anchoring farther inside in 3 fathoms, behind the pro-
jecting reef.*
^Water.—On the east side of this bay is a small river, but its water
is brackish ; a fresh-water spring, however, may be found inside the south-
west point, from which a reef projects from a quarter to half a mile
northward.
Little Fortune Island, or Pulo Bsiia KechU, lies N.W. by W.
9 miles from Flat cape, and about 5 miles from the main"; it is low,
woody, about one mile in diameter, and surrounded by a reef extending one
mile in places.
There is anchorage off the east side of Little Fortune island in 9 or 10
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fathoms.
SEMANKA or
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KEYSER BAY, situated about 12 miles to
the eastward of Flat cape, extends in a north-westerly direction about 30
miles, and is about 20 miles wide at its entrance. The western shore of
the -bay affords no shelter from south-easterly winds, and has 20 and 30
fathoms water within half a mile of it ; thie eastern side, north-westward
of Kalang-bayang harbour, is not so steep, aud affords good anchorage
about 2 miles
easlBriy^winds;
off, in 20 or 30 fathoms; but is also exposed to south-*
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* See plaiL of BlimbiDg Isay on AdmiraUj chart, iJo. 2,)r6i.
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