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CHAP. XI.] TIAMPA STRAIT.—PANGALLAP GROUP. 443
islets standing on a reef 3 miles in length. Close-off the north-west end of
Temiang is Pintu island ahout one mile long, and 430 feet high, and
beyond it is Kebat island, 240 feet high. All the islands are fringed with
Pompon Island situated S.W. by W., about 2 miles from Kebat ;
is rather more than half a mile in diameter, having in the centre a hill
433 feet high. A sunken rock lies W. by N. half a mile distant from the
north extreme of the island, and rocks above water stand on a reef, at
three-quarters of a mile N.N.E. from Pompon, and N.W. nearly the same
distance from the north-west islet of the Babie group.
Pompon Reef, N. ^ E., distant 2^ miles from Pompon island
consists of three or four rocks several feet above water, which at a distance
appear like boats under sail. A rock awash lies a quai'ter of a mile to the
westward, and between are depths of 5 to 8 fathoms, with 12 to 15 fathoms
close to the shoal.
Irene Rock, said to lie W. by N. \ N., about 7 miles from Pompon
island, could not be found by the Rifleman in the course of a four hours
search, but the examination was insufficient to disprove its existence.
Buaya island bearing S.E. by S., or Potong island North, leads about
4 miles to the westward of the assigned position.
PANGAIiLAP GROUP.—AUor
is a small round island,
139 feet high, situated on a reef half a mile across, at 4 miles northward of
Kebat, the north-west extreme of the Temiang group.
Pangallap Island, 3 miles long, and half a mile broad, is
moderately elevated, the highest hiU on the southern part being 246 feet,
and that on the northern 267 feet high ; the island is fringed by a reef,
which projects in places on the east coast to a distance of a quarter of a
mile, but on the west coast the ledge is nearer the shore. Some flat rocks,
just above water, lie one cable south-eastward of the south point. The
channel between Pangallap and the reef extending from Allor, is 3 cables
broad, with depths of 7 to 23 fathoms.
Dedap, about \\ miles in length, lies to the westward of Pangallap,
from which its southern and nearest part is distant three-quarters of a mile.
Three small islets stand on the reef extending half a mile south-eastward
of the island ;
and detached rocks, awash, lie about 6 cables south-eastward
of the reef.
The channel eastward of these rocks, and between Dedap and Pangallap,
appears to be free from danger with the exception of a rock awash, lying
a short distance beyond the edge of the reef fringing Pangallap, and which
bears E. by N. \ N. from the north end of iPedap.