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314 BANKA STRAIT. [chae. yi
DIRECTIONS.—The usual route to Mulitok road is across Mutttdk
A vessel coming from, the northward andbdund for the fcoadyinay
bank. •
proceedi either through Kalian pass, or she may pass outside Karang Hadji
and then follow the usual trabk across Muntok bank, A good mark . for
crossing the bank is Mouopin hill in line with the flagstaff on the, fort
bearing N. hj E. ^ E., which leads in 5 or. 6 fathoms water; another good
mark is, Monopin hill in line with, the lighthouse N.E. by.N. ^
No vessel can cross the bank in safety with Monopin hill bearing tp the
westward of North. When over the bank, the water will deepen to 18 or
.i)0 fathoms, soft muddy bottom, and shoal again quickly towards the inner
bank and the shore.
With n working wind keep Monopin hiU between N. J E. and N.N.E.
Working into Muntok road from the eastward a vessel should keep between
the shore and Muntok bank, being careful not to bring Tanjong Tadah to
the eastward of E.N.E., until Monopin hill bears N.W. by N.
A hard sandy bottom and shoal water will show when near the edge of
Muntok bank ; while, to avoid the shallow bank along the coast, Monopin
hill must not be brought more to the westward than N.W. by N., and
taking care not to shoal to less than 5 fathoms.
Tides.—It is high water, lull and change, at Tanjong E!ahan, in the
north-west monsoon at about 8h. a.m., and in the south-east monsoon at
8 p.m. ; springs rise 12^ feet.
TANJONG BERSIAP, 168 feet high, lies 3 mUes northward of
Tanjong Kalian. The coast between is fronted by a bank extending nearly
a mile off, with from 7 to 10 fathoms close-to. Inside the edge of this
bank, and lying some distance off Tanjong Bersiap, is a cluster of rocks,
some of which are above water.
Bersiap Hill, 336 feet high, is small and isolated, and stands about
li nules north-east of the point. At 2 miles north-east of the hill is the
extreme of the Monopin range, a conspicuous peak 709 feet high.
TANJONG ULAR, 156 feet high, is about 4 miles northward
from Tanjong Bersiap, the coast between forming a bay about one mile
deep ; nearly in the centre is a remarkable yellow cliff. A reef, with rocks
above water in places, extends nearly one mile off Tanjong Ular.
Water.—About three-quarters of a mile northward of the yellow cliff
is a stream of.water.
JjIGt'H.T! .—Fronian iron lighthouse,' painted white, erected on Tanjong
Ular, 13 exhibited, at an elevation of 56 feet, a fixed red light, visible ifl
clear weather about 5 miles. ,
ULAR REEFS
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is the name given to the rocky and uneven ground,
with rock^ above water in places,, extending from one to ]| miles off shore
between Tanjong Bersiap and Tanjong Ular.
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