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252 SUNDA STRAIT.—NORTH SHORE. [chai-. iv,
occur between this island and Pattappan, but the latter is lower and
smaller than Mangoman.
LagUUdi strait, between Tikus point and Lagundi islands, is
2 miles wide, and may be recommended to vessels working out of Lampong
bay in the N.W. monsoon. About raid-channel is Sussarat island, whieli
is high, with 10 fathoms, sand, close-to. Near its west point there are
some rocks, but they are high above water, and although this island is in
the middle of this channel, yet in a calm vessels need not be alarmed by
the current, which seems to set towards it j for close in the £ame current
will set them off again, and the ripples and green patches of water are o£
no consequence. The passages on either side of Sussarat are equally good,,
and with adverse winds or currents good anchorage may be obtained to the
eastward of that island, in 10 or 12 fathoms.
A Coral Reef, with 2 fathoms water, and 13 fathoms around it,
lies northward of Matigoman island, with the highest point of Sussarat
bearing S.W. by W., nearly 4 miles, and the middle of Mangoman
S. I E. The reef is about 75 yards long, and cannot be distinguished by
discoloured water. When the passage between Eond island and the east
end of Lagundi is open, a vessel will be north-eastward of the reef. The
highest point of Lagundi in line with the west point of Lagundi
harbour, leads well to the south-westward.
Rond, Saka, and Sungal Islands.—Rond island, off the sea
end of Lagundi, is about 2-^ miles long, in a north-west and south-east
direction, and nearly one mile broad. Saka lies about one-third of a
mile ofE the south-west point of Rond island ; and Sungal about the same
distance off the south-east point.
The depths in the channel, between Lagundi and Eond island, are
from 19 to 20 fathoms, hard ground, but a strong current runs there.
Saka has 20 or 30 fathoms close-to; but about half a mile S.E. by S.,
there is a rock which covers at high water, usually visible by its breakers.
This passage cannot be recommended, nor that between Eond island
and Sungal, for although the water is everywhere deep, the ground is foul
and the current strong.
Tims Island, lying 3 miles eastward of Sungal, is small, low, con-
sisting chiefly of red clay, and surrounded by a broad reef with heavy
breakers ; but the channels on either side of it into Lampong bay are quite-
clear.
KRAKATOA ISLAND, an active volcano, lying in the middle
of Sunda strait, was, before the earthquake in 1883, about 5 miles in
extent N.N.W. and S.S.E., and 3 miles broad. That portion of the
island northward of the highest peak was completely destroyed by the up-
heaval, and the scattered fragments now form numerous banks in Sebesi
channel, which is at present unnavigable. The island is now about