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60 MALACCA STRAIT.—MALAY COAST. [chap. i.
3^ fathoms. Between Middle bank and Penang island, the depths are
from 3^ to 5 fathoms water. On its eastern edge is Syrang bank, a narrow
ridge one mile in length, the southern half of which dries. The eastern
side of Middle bank is marked by red buoys.
Islands.—PulO Kandy.—Two miles off the soath-west point of
Penang is Pulo Kandy or Saddle island, high, about half a mile long and a
quarter of a mile broad. Separated from the south-east point of Penang
by a passage of 4 cables in width is Eemo island, steep-to on its south-east
side, and on whieh there is a lighthouse. From Remo island a shoal bank
extends in a cirouiar form to Tanjong Garetah Sangul, the south-west point
of Penang.
Pulo Jcrajah, 741 feet high, lying 5 miles southward from Georgetown,
is a bold island 2 miles in length, and from a quarter to three-quarters
of a mile in breadth, rising in a pyramidical form ; with Middle banlc it
forms the western side of South channel, which abreast the island is three-
quarters of a mile wide, with depths of 3J to 4 fathoms. Between the
island and Batumu flat to the ^vestward, the depth is 5| fathoms, but this
channel is barred by a bank of 2^ fathoms, extending from the west side of
the island.
Sick quarters and a leper hospital are established on the island under the
care of the colonial surgeon.
LIGHTS.—On the summit of Muka head (the north-west point of
Penang) from a gray lighthouse 45 feet high, is exhibited at an elevation
of 796 feet above the sea, a flashing light, visible in clear weather for a
distance of 30 miles.
On Eemo island, off the south-east point of Penang island, from an iron
lighthouse erected on its south-east extreme, is exhibited a fixed light,
showing 1-cd in the channel to the southward, and white over the shoal
ground.
On fort Cornwallis, from a white flagstafi' erected about 20 yards west-
ward of the position of the former lighthouse, is exhibited at an elevation
of 107 feet above high water, a revclving white light, attaining its greatest
brilliancy every thirty seconds, and should be visible in clear weather from a
distance of 15 miles.
Two red lights, placed horizonfally, mark the northern mole head, and
two greeii lights, placed vertically, mark the southern mole head.
In South channel a green light is exhibited from No. 4 beacon buoy, and
a red light from No. 5 beaeon buoy, each visible about 2 miles.
Tides, f t is high water, full and change, at Georgetown at noon ;
springs rise 9 feet, neaps 7 feet. At springs the tides run at the rate of
3 miles an hour. During the N.E. monsoon the tidal streams are regular,
and run about 2 hours after high and low water by the shore. At Pulo
Remo it is about three-quarters of an hour later.