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48 MALACCA STRAIT.—MALAY COAST. [chap. i.
PULO LANTAR is a large high island to the southward of Goh
Tingsing, and only separated from it by a narrow creek running in a north-
west direction, but with very little water. The west sides of these islands
and Ladujaug, extend in a line nearly north and south. From seaward
they appear as one island, the creek just described not being visible, and
the sand-banks in the entrance of Klat Dujang filling up the whole entrance
of the channel. The west coast of Pulo Lautar is steep-to, and between this
island and Vogels and Pilgrims there is a channel with from 16 to 24
fathoms water.
Along the east sides of Pulo Lantar and Goh Tingsing are several
small, high^ and wooded islands. To the south-east of Goh Eekam, the
middle island of the group, lies a rock about one mile distant which is
always visible, looking like two square sails standing out of the water.
Between these islands and the sand-banks extending from the mainland, is
a channel with depths shoaling gradually from 8 fathoms at the south
point of Pulo Lantar, to 3 fathoms eastward of Klat Dujang.
Goh Khai, Goh Ganja, and Goh Libsig, with several other
small islands form a group to the eastward of Pulo Lantar, .and close to the
mainland. South-eastward of Lantar lies a group of islands, the largest of
which are Goh Ngai, Goh"Muk, and Goh Kadan.
Goh l^gSi is a long and high island with soundings of 10 fathoms
within one mile ; reefs extend from its north and south points, but only
to a short distance.
Goh Muk is a square high island to the eastward of Goh Ngai, and
its eastern side has a low and sandy shore. From the mainland opposite
large sand-banks extend, and between these and Goh Muk, close to the
island, is a channel having, in the shallowjgst part, 1| fathoms at low-water
spring tides. "With Goh Muk bearing West, distant one mile, vessels may
anchor in 3 fathoms, sand.
Goh Ma (Horse island), Goh Kram, and Goh Kleing are small high
islands between Goh Ngai and Goh Muk.
Goh Kadan, a long, narrow, and high i.sland southward of Goh Ma
(Horse), has deep water on its north and west sides. From the south point
•of Goh Kadan reefs extend for several miles ; they are partly covered at
low water, and are all covered at half tide.
GOH LIBONG (Pulo Telibon) is a large triangular island
About 20 miles south-eastward of Pulo I/antar. The west and south
sides of Libong are high, but the north and east sides very low. To the
northwai-d it is separated from the mainland by a channel one or 2 miles
liroad. In the western half of this channel there is a passage with
3, 4, and 5 fathoms on the Libong side ;
but in the eastern half the passage
is narrow and runs between large sand-banks ; the deepest water, namely,