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20 MALACCA STRAIT.—SUMATRA COAST. [chap. i.
Sawang village, consisting of 200 houses, is situated nearly 2 miles
fi'om the bar of the creek, and like other Malay villages is built in a
swamp. Small supplies of provisions may be procured.
Merdu point, lying 23 miles east-south-eastward of Batu Pedir, iS
low and sandy with a few small trees ; a run of water, resembling when
at a distance a path in the valley, is conspicuous during the rainy season.
A grove of trees is situate 1| miles to the westward of the point.
Merdu village is half a mile from the sea on the banks of a small river.
The anchorage off Merdu is in 18 fathoms at one mil6 from the shore,
with the village bearing South. The water shoals suddenly from 10 to 2
fathoms.
Samalaugan creek is situated 7^ miles eastward of Merdu point.
The entrance cannot be distinguished from the sea, but it lies 1| miles'
westward of two large trees which are near the beach. On either side of
the entrance there is a small fort.
The anchorage off Samalangan is in 12 to 15 fathoms at one mile off
shore, with Merdu point bearing W. by N. ^ N., and Rajah point E. J N.
Rajah, point having a high grove of trees near its extremity, forms
with Merdu point a bight, which off Samalangan creek is If iniles deep,
and has a depth of 24 fathoms decreasing gradually towards the shore.
Rajah point may be approached to a depth of 10 fathoms.
Banks.—At 2^ miles east of Rajah point, is a rocky patch of 6
fathoms, about 1^ miles offshore; also at 7 miles east of the point, between
Pedada and Jimpa creeks, at 1-^ miles off shore, is another patch of 6
fathoms, shoaling quickly towards the shore. On the north side, these
banks are steep-to.
Elephant mountain or Friar's hood, distant 15J miles S.E. ^ S.
from Rajah point, is an isolated and conspicuous landmark, visible nearly
40 miles in clear weather.
Fassangan point, situated 22 miles eastward of Rajah point, is
low and sandy, with a few cocoa-nut trees near its extreme. Between
Rajah and Passangan points the shore may be approached to a depth of 14
fathoms. Passangan point is steep, there being 30 fathoms within half a
mile of the beach.
There are two entrances to Passangan creek ; the principal one is
situated 4 miles westward of the point, the other half a mile eastward of
the point ; both entrances are passable by boats at high water only.
Five miles eastward of Passangan point there is a high square grove of
trees situated near the entrance of Klumpang Dua creek.
Goma-Goma or Agun-Agun point lies 9 miles eastward of
•Passangan point, the coast between forming a bight. Goma-Goma point is
low with a little jungle, and vessels should not shoal less than 14 or
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