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is a small village, in a creek upon the south shore of the island
S.E. by E. from the peak of Carimata, inhabited by about 200 fishermen,
and a few Chinese.
Surong Gading Island lies 3 miles west-ward of the north-west
point of Carimata ; it is rocky and 790 feet high. A reef extends nearly
half a mile southward of the island.
Vessels should not use the channels between any of the islands lying
between Surong Gading and Carimata island, as there are many reefs
among them, and the currents are strong.
Bliang is a round conical island, 1,293 feet high, lying between
Gading and Carimata ; it can be seen for 30 miles or more, and forms a
good mark, as it nearly always remains clear when the higher hUls are
obscured.
SerutU island, about 7 miles long east and west, 1^ miles broad,
1,575 feet high, and visible 28 or 30 miles off, forms the north-eastern
limit of the broad main channel of Carimata strait. On the western point
of the island is a hummock, which has been mistaken for a small island,
and named the Quoin from its appearance. About 2 1 miles off the west
end- of the island the depths are 20 to 24 fathoms.
Anchorage.—Water.—There is good anchorage off the north
side during the south-east monsoon, in about 11 fathoms. At a sandy
beach on the south side of Serutu, and near the east point, there is a good
watering place, but high tide is required for a large boat to get over a reef,
near to which there is anchorage in 7 fathoms, mud. It is said, also, that
fresh water can be obtained at the west end of the island (at the foot of a
hill of moderate height) off which a vessel may anchor in 10 fathoms.
Genting, MintanO, and Gresik, are three islands, east and
west of each other, situated E.S.E. distant 13^ miles from Carimata peak.
These islands are thickly wooded, Mintano, the centre one being the
largest. A dry sand bank extends 1| cables northward from Gresik, but
there is no other danger, depths of 8 and 9 fathoms being found around and
between the several islands.
Tongue islands.—Bakong, the northern island of the group is
a small wooded hummock with a surrounding reef having three islands
upon it. About 1^ miles N.W. of Bakong lies a reef extending 2 miles
north and south, having 6 feet water.
Other detached corals reefs He between this group and Carimata, render-
ing thechannel between, named Osterly channel, dangerous to navigate.
Liesing island is low and flat, with a reef extending nearly 4 cables
south-eastward, upon which are three small islets.
Boom island is a round-shaped woody islet, steep-to all round.-