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2M SUNDA rSTKrAIT.—NORTH SHORE. ,
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all pf which are surrounded , by. smg,ll reefiS haying banks between^hem
Sebesi, island- pi-oclucea a certain quantity of pepper. The village, ig, on
the east side, opposite Little Tamai-ind island.
Anchorage.—There is gopdaacborage, around this island except
on its, south side, iu 15 to 2$, fathoms water; and.at one, mile from the
north-east side there is an excellent roadstead, even in south-westr gales,
with 13 fathoms water. -.: , .!
SEBESI (BEZEE) CHANNEL, between Verlaten and
Sebesi,,;is ,8. miles wide; fprmei-ly, it was frequently; ,
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used,, by -i^fissels
working out in the l^.W. monsoon, in preference to the )jreat Channel, as
the spunding? were regular and vessels could anchor when. convervWAt.
This .channel is now obstructed; by rcjefs^ and sljould , on np account be
used. The two new dry reefs in this channel, narned respectively. Steers
and Calmeyer, are low banks of mud and pumice,' their configuration is
continually altering, and they are stated to be gi-adually subsiding.
Calmeyer bank lies N.E. by N., 6J miles, and Steers bank, N. | E., 8 miles
from Krakatoa peak. Depths of less than 3 fathoms extend 3 miles south-
ward. from Calmeyer. Between Calmeyer and Steers bank the channel is
foul, and has only been partially examined.
Banks extend north-westward and south-westward from Steers bank, for
about 3^ miles, and there are numerous detached and shallow patches
between it and Verlaten and Lang island, rendering navigation hazardous
in the extreme.
BoOin rock, lying nearly half a mile off the south point of Sebesi
island^ is a few feet above water.
HiudOStaH rock with about 9 feet water, lies 2 miles south of
Sebesi peak, and is but a short distance from Steers, bank.
Sea rocks,
bearing W. by S. 6 miles from Sebesi peak, consist of
three pyramidal rocks, steep-to, and inaccessible. The southernmost, about
30 feet high, is the largest, and named Gap rock, on account of a cleft in
it. They are connected under water by reefs, upon which the sea
continually breaks.
SEBUKO ISLAND, 1,398 feet high, lies N.N.E. one mile from
Sebesi island, and consists mostly of craggy hills. Its extent is 3^ mUes
north and south, and about 3 miles east and west. The inhabitants
cultivate pepper.
Eeefs and ledges project from the numerous points of Sebiiko, but they
do not seem to extend far off, except from the west point, from whiehareef
stretches off If miles ; this reef is steep-to, but not dangerous because the
westernmost rock on it rises to a cPn&id'erable height above the water, and
has a slight resemblance to Sea rocksJ This outer rock lies with the- south
ppint of Sebuko, bearing S.E. by E. | E., and the north-west point,
N.E. by E. i E.
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