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tinAP. otti] EODON& GROTJPi—ABANa ISLAl^DS. 445
reef which projects half a mile southward from the east poifit of Desie, and
also a rock awash whith lies a quarter of a mile off the south point of the
Madang islands.
RODONG STRAIT, between the Eodong and Tetampan groups,
is also navigable, but there is a rock-awash lying N.E. by N. distant 6 cables
from the north point of Rodong ;
there are also two patches of reef, one lying
a quarter of a mile south-eastward, and the other half a mile south-west-
ward, of the southern island of the Tetampan group. Besides avoiding
the first-mentioned danger, vessels when working should not stand to the
southward of a line joining the northern extremes of Eodong and Missana
islands.
The channel Jbetween tlie Tetampan group, and Dua islands is safe,
'taJdngcare not to stand within three-quarters of a mile of the south-
west islands of the group'lying between Tetampan and Little Nopong.
PANGtALLAP strait
is bordered on the east by the
Tetampan group and Selanga islands, and on the west by Allor, Pangallap
and'TJ'dik. A bank about 1| miles in length, with 6 to 10 fathoms
water, lies in the fairway of this strait, having on the northern end a
rock awash, from which north Selanga island bears E. ^ S. distant
nearly- 2 miles ; from the rock the bank trends in the direction of Allor
island, with a patch of 2^ fathoms, hard sand, near its south end, from
which Allor island bears S.S.W. f W. distant 1^ miles. Vessels may pass
between or on either side of these dangers, but it is better to pass to the
eastward of both. Off the east side of Pangallap, a hard mud bank extends
nearly one mile, with 5 to 10 .fathoms water, and a bank of pand half a
mile in extent, with about the same depth of water extends eastward of
Udifc;;, elsewhere the soundings are irregular, 13 to 28 fathoms.
Owing to the uneven nature of the bottom, the strong tides, near springs,
cause violent whirls and overfalls which are alarming to strangers, but
it seems only necessary to avoid the above described dangers to. pafis safely
through the strait, as none besides those could be discovered, :
though
-carefully searched for.*
ABANG ISLANDS.—Little Abang island, about one mile in
extent, lies 2 miles N.W. by N. from Dedap, with the Nio islands, sur-
rounded by reefs, lying nearly one mile from its eastern side.
Great Abang Island, 4 miles long and 2^ miles broad, is situated
north-west of Little Abang, and is separated from it by a channel with 3 to
9 fathoms, which is contracted near the centre to one cable in breadth by
an island hear Great Abang, and the reefs extending from both islands.
* Staflf Commander J. W. Beed, H.M. Surveying vessel Riflemam, 1869.