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3so CARIMATA STRAIT. [chap. Tin.
A reef, with 3J fathoms, lies 2^ miles E.N.E. of Lenoro reef.
West Lenore (Hydrograaf) reef is 3^ cables long, by 2j
cables wide, and lies S.W. | W., distant 8| miles from the south hill of
Pulo Nangka; it has 2 fathoms water, and from 15 to 21 fathoms close
around.*
Corcyra reef, about half a mile in diameter, with 1| fathoms water,
lies with the south peak of Nangka island, bearing E. by N. distant
4 miles.f
Hydrograaf reef, extending one mile in a north-west and south-east
direction aud about 4 cables wide, has a least depth of one fethom, from which
mount Tajem Laki bears S.W. ^ W., and the south peak of Nangka
island East. The reef is steep-to, with depths of 15 to 20 fathoms within
one cable.
GuSOng Serlang, one mile in length and 3 cables wide, has a
bank of brown sand above high water on its north-west part, from which
Pigeon island bears W. by S. f S. distant 6J miles. Depths of J 2 to 16
fathoms were found close around this reef.
Nearly midway between Gusong Serlang and Bakau island, are two
detached coral patches, having one fathom water.
MIDDLE GROUP.—Meraj ah island, the largest of the
Montaran Middle group, is low, flat, and covered with mangroves. The
fringing coral reef extends in places to the distance of half a mile.
Big tree (Bulian) island is 150 feet high, the highest of the
Middle group, thickly wooded and surrounded by a coral reef which extends
half a mile north- v/est and south-east from the island.
Tempuling is a small islet situated one mile west of Big tree island.
Channer (Berisi) island half a mile west of Merajah, is similar
to Tempuling, having reefs extending 3 cables from its north and south
points.
W^arren reef is a small bank of dead coral 5 feet high. Shallow
patches lie about three-quarters of a mile north and south of Warren reef,
and a similar patch 2 miles W. by S. of it.
Gubbins reef is a large reef, having near the middle a bank of dead
coral 3 feet high. This reef is nearly connected with the Middle group by
two other reefs. At 1^ miles eastward of Gubbins reef is another large
reef, with detached heads off it.
* Filadelfia reef reported by tte Austrian barque PiZadeZfe, as a narrosvreef, If miles
long N.N.W. and S.S.E., having one foot water, 9 fathoms close to the eastern edge, and
in lat. 2° 37' S., long. 108° 25' B., is considered to be identical with one or other of the
charted reefs.
t Maa-sen-waal shoal, mentioned in former edition, seems to be identical with Corcyra
reef.