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CHAP. xrO NIOR BIVBE.^^^ULO SBTJAWA. 441
Pulb PoiitltiO
is an' island 6 miles in letigtli, in an east and west
direction, 2 mile's in breadtt,' and having a hill 9'55 feiet high near its
cefiitfe. It lies "between Sitikepi' and Linga^' dividing- the passage between
those islands iht'o two' channels, -n&,med Lima and Ponubo straits.
Lima Strait, between Pulo Ponubo and Linga, is narrow, much
encumbered with' isletfe and dangers, and does not appear to be a very
convenient 'chanifel for navigatoi's unacquainted with 'it. 'It is said,
howevfer, to be safe; and quickly pas&ed through with the tide; and that
ori'its western side, just beyond the narrows, there is a small bay on' the
Linga shore, with good anchorage, wood,- and water.*
Horsbu^gb states that Lima strait ' is a short route from Linga road to
Durian strait, ' the foundings inr it varying' from 7 to 14 fathoms, that it
may be navigated with care by vessels of moderate size, and 'furnishes the
following directions :—If bound from Linga road to the westward, through
Lima strait, steer out to the southward and south-west, till near the north-
east part of Sinkep, to give a berth to the islets ofE Tanjong Bongon, the
west point of Linga bay, and the extensive shoal which stretches thence to
the road. Having passed about mid-channel between the islets off Tanjong
Bongon, and those northward- of Ponubo island, steer for Tanjong Labo-
da^, the west point of Linga^ and the depths will be 12 and 14 fathoms
near the islets and rocks on the south side of the strait, and 9 or 10 fathoms
towards the Linga shore; the bottom hard in the eastern part of the strait,
and soft to the westward. Having passed Tanjong Labodado, steer about
W. by N., in soundings of 11 to 9 and 8 fathoms, soft ground, and passing
about 2 miles northward of Pulo Pandan, in 7 to 9 fa;thoms, steer to the
northrwestward for Durian strait,
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Ponubo Strait, between Sinkep and Ponubo island, is, like Lima
strait, very narrow and encumbered with islets and dangers. We have no
directions for it ; but, judging from the chart, it appears that it may be
enteredirom the eastward between the small islets Serang, Tenga, and
Kekker, and a mid-channel course followed through its narrowest part.
After passing the narrows, keep within three-quarters of a mile of Ponubo
to avoid two rocky patches, nearly in mid-channel at the western end of
the strait. The depths in the narrow part of the channel are 15 to
20 fathoms, but at the western end there are not more than 4 or 5 fathoms
between the rocky patches and Ponubo, and only 3^ to 5 fathoms between
them and Sinkep, on which side, alpd, a vessel of moderate draft may
probably pass through with safety.
, PULO SETJAWA lies close to the north-west extreme of I^inga,:
from which it is SeparatedbyrDasie strait, about half a mile bjoad. ,
ITautical Magazine, 1847>
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