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chap.it.] TELOK BETUNG.—KALIANDA ROAD. 24i>
Light.—A fixed red light is exhibited from an iron frame, painted
white, which stands on the beach, about 330 yards north-eastward of the
new pier, at an elevation of 48 feet above high water, visible in cleai'
weather from a dbtance of 6 miles.*
COEI.—Telok Beiung is a coaling station for vessels of the Netherlands
navy.
Directions.—When bound to Telok Betung, after passing eastward
of Tagal, be careful not to bring its east point to the eastward of
South, in order to leave Pamagotang and the adjacent dangers to the
westward. When the south point of Passarang bears southward of west,
and not less than 8 cables distant on account of the reefs eastward of if,
haul to the north-westward for the pier, off which, at about three-quarters
of a mile distant, good anchorage will be found in 7 to 9 fathoms, mud.
There appears to be good shelter for small craft, south-westward of
Passarang island, in about 3 fathoms.
FsmJBilXg river, situated in a bight on the east side of the head of Lampong
bay, is fronted by a sand spit extending three-quarters of a mile north-
ward from the point 'southward of the river. There is apparently good shelter
in the harbour from 3 to 4 cables in extent, formed within this spit, in
6 to 7 fathoms, clay ; the entrance, with depth of 6 to 9 fathoms, is about
half a cable wide, with the river mouth bearing about S.E. ^ E.'f
Chtindong Islands are three in number, of which the northernmost
is a steep rock, and the two others are larger, but not so high. Between
them are naft-ow passages, with 12 fathoms water ; and between them and
the main the depths are from 14 to 10 fathoms, mud. From the eastern-
most island a coral reef projects S.E., 2 cables ;
and at 1-^ miles S.E. \ S.
from the same island, lies the coral reef of 1^ fathoms.
Kranvogel or Crane Island, 9 miles south-eastward from
ChUndong islands, and connected to the shore by a coral reef, with 9
fathoms close to its south and west sides, is diflScult to discern, as it lies
close to the high land, and consists only of a single rock ; just to the east-
ward of it, however, there are some white limestone rocks on the shore.
Lobok or BlantOng Bay.—To the northward of Tiga islets the
Sumatra coast forms a deep curve named Lobok or Blantong bay, with
depths of 4 to 5 fathoms, mud, and a salt-water river. The points of the
bay on each side are fringed with rocks on which there is usually a high
surf. A rock, dry at low water, and on which the sea generally
breaks, lies S-S.E. \ E., 1^ cables from Tanjong Blantong.
Ealianda road lies about 2^ miles south-eastward of Lobok bay.
The village is fronted by a white sandy beach, with rocks above water,
* Batavia Notice, 24th October 1885. f Information gathered from chart No. 940.