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caw.r.] KOBBIE BAT.—KLAT DUJANG. 47
lies a small round island, Goh Ma ; and from one to 4 miles W.N.W.
from this island there are two large groups of rock^ covered at high water.
PILGRIMS are a group of five islands lying 13 miles S. by E. from
Goh Ma; they are all small, whitish-looking islands, bold and steep-to,
having from 20 to 24 fathoms within one mile. They are not visible at
night as clearly as the other islands along this coast on account of their
white colour. The largest of the Pilgrims is called Goh Hadji.
PULO RAJAH (Saya). — This island, situated 5 miles
N. by E. I E. from North 'Brother island, rises to a height of 1,064
feet in the south-western parts, while the north-east side is low.*
Gulnare cove, at the north-west point is about half a mile deep
by a quarter of a mile wide, having 9 fathoms sandy bottom in the centre.
There is another small inlet on the north side of Pulo Eajah, where a
stream empties itself.
Overfalls.—There are heavy overfalls between Pulo Eajah and the
Brothers islands.
BROTHERS ISLANDS, situated about 15 miles southward of
Junkseylon, are densely wooded, steep-to, and nearly connected by a reef.
The northern island, 517 feet high, has a detached rock lying 3 J cables off
the north extreme. The southern island, 239 feet high, is of nearly a
uniform height on the summit, and a reef extends about one cable from
the south point.
CurreutS.—Southward of Junkseylon during the north-east monsoon
the current sets N.W. ; during the south-west monsoon it sets S.E., but if
the wind has been strong from west or W.N.W., the current will run
nearly east, southward of the Brothers islands.
KLAT DTJJANG—Goh Tingsing, to the southward of Gph
Ladujang, is separated from it by a channel nearly one mile broad named
Xlat Diijang in which there are said to be depths of 3 to 4 fathoms. Groh
Tingsing is higher than Goh Ladujang and also densely wooded.
In the eastern entrance to this channel lies a group of islands, the largest
of which is Goh Krapu, high and steep-to ; the deepest channel runs close
along the west side of the island, then round the north point between it
and a small island to the north ; and then, close along the east side of
Croh Krapu; this channel has 2 to 4 fathoms at low water.
At the west entrance of Klat Dujang channel lies an extensive sand-
bank, partly dry, on the south side of which there is a passage out to
sea with 1^ or 2 fathoms at low water.
* Information relating to the outlying islands of Malacca strait from Pulo Bajah Jo
Pulo Penang is from Commander Hon. B". C. P. Vereker, H.M. Surveying Vessel
Magpie, 1883-4.