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Pulau Gepon (SW Breueh)

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Pulau Gepon (SW Breueh)

→ Indian Ocean → Andaman sea → North coast of Sumatra (Indonesia) → Pulau Breueh (Aceh - N Sumatra)

Characteristics

Description

Pulau Gepon is a group of four islands 0.5 mile in length, lying about 0.5 mile off the S side ofPulau Keureuse. The area has not been closely surveyed.

The islands may be approached close-to as all the rocks dry and are located near the shore. The tidal currents are weak between Pulau Gepon and Pulau Kereuse.

11/01/2012
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Localisation

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Flying distances - Direct line

Pulau Peunasoe (Nasi) (SE Breueh)

5.6nm
83°
Pulau Nasi (Peunasoe or Aceh island), nearly joins the SE point of Pulau Breueh, being separated by Aroih Lam Puyang.
The coast line is rocky in places with sandy beaches chiefly on the W side.
11 Jan 12

Pulau Keureuse (SW Breueh)

1.4nm
17°
Pulau Keureuse (Nasi Kecil) or pulau Teunom, lies about 0.6 mile off the SW end of Pulau Breueh.
A sand bank, with depths of less than 5.5m, extends NE for a distance of about 0.3 mile from the NE coast.
11 Jan 12

Aroith Keureuse (SW Breueh)

2nm
8°
Aroih Keureuse is the passage between Pulau Breueh and Pulau Keureuse. The passage has a least depth of 12.8m with a least width of about 0.4 mile and is navigable. The tidal currents are strong, attaining a maximum velocity of 5 knots.
11 Jan 12

Lhok Lambaro (SE Breueh)

3.3nm
5°
S of Balken Bay, affords anchorage during the Northeast Monsoon.
A good position, in a depth of 16.5m, is with the NW point of the bay bearing 292°, and the S point 190°.The passage between the N entrance point of Lhok Lambaro and the W side of Pulau (Poelau) Klappa is not recommended ...
10 Jan 12

Ujung Naleueng (NW P Nasi)

3.5nm
99°
Ug Naleueng (Ug Batee), the SW extremity of Pulau Nasi, is the NW point of W entrance.
12 Jan 12

Pulau Bunta (S P Nasi)

6.9nm
118°
Pulau Bunta (Pulau Boenta) lies between Aroih Raya and Aroih Cut (Aroih Tjoet).
Pulo Bunta is the least interesting of the bigger islands in Pulo Aceh. It has a light house and a few beaches, but difficult to swim due to the barrier reefs and strong currents. There are no people ...
19 Jan 12

Lhok Alurayeun (SW P Nasi)

4.8nm
96°
Lhok Alurayeun is on SWside of Pulau Nasi.
It's a temporary anchorage by about 12,8 to 18,3 m.During W winds the anchorage is not tenable.
11 Jan 12

Ujung Bau (S Nasi))

5.3nm
102°
Ujung Bau (or Baku, Oedjoeng Baoe) is a cape in the region of Aceh, the country of Indonesia with an average elevation of 80 meter above sea level. The location is sparsely populated
12 Jan 12

Lhok Pasijaning (NW P Nasi)

5nm
69°
On the W side of Pulau Nasi is Lhok Pasijaning.
During the Northeast Monsoon, there is good anchorage, in depths of 11 to 14.6m, fine sand. It is not available to anchor during the Southwest Monsoon.
11 Jan 12

Pulau Batee (S P Nasi)

8.4nm
103°
Pulau Batee, lying about 1 mile NE of the E end of Pulau Bunta, is mostly wooded, and rises to 129m.
The island is long and narrow. The mountain range runs along its NE side.
Pulau Batee is borded at its E side by Pulau Lumpai and at the W side, by Pulau Usamlakoh .
The spectacular ...
12 Jan 12

Lhok Prialaut (N Weh)

19nm
40°
Lhok Prialaut is the bay lying between Ug Bau and Ug Seukundo. 6,5 NM appart, between wich points the bay extends S for about 4 NM, with Teluk Sabang on its E shore.
Lhok Prialaut is about 2 miles in length and breadth, with good anchorage near its head, in 16.5 to 21.9m.
Tides—Currents.—The ...
15 Jan 12

Lhok Leuenbale (NE Beueh)

6.9nm
6°
Good anchorage may be obtained during the Southwest Monsoon, in a depth of 12.8m, in Lhok Leuenbale, close SW of Ujung Puneus, on NE of Breueh island.
Squalls from the hills are sometimes violent,the water is smooth, but a considerable sea sets in during the Northeast Monsoon.
10 Jan 12
Local Area

Pulau Breueh (Aceh - N Sumatra)

Pulau Breueh (pulau Brouch), about 20 NM S of pulau Rondo, is the largest of the westernmost island off Ujung Masam Muka.
It attains a height of 685m at Ceumo (Tjeumo), a summit in the middle of the island.
This is a rugged island, with several bays affording anchorage according ...
19 Jan 12

North coast of Sumatra (Indonesia)

North Sumatra stretches across the island between the Indian ocean and the Strait of Malacca. It borders Aceh province on the northwest. The province contains a broad, low plain along the Strait of Malacca on which the provincial capital, Medan, is located. In the south and west, ...
17 Jan 12

Andaman sea

The Andaman Sea (or Burma sea in Thai)  is a body of water to the southeast of the Bay of Bengal, south of Myanmar, west of Thailand and east of the Andaman Islands; it is a part of Indian Ocean.The sea has been traditionally used for fishery and transportation of goods between ...
21 Nov 11

Indian Ocean

The Indian Ocean is the third largest of the world's oceanic divisions, covering about 20% of the Earth's water surface. It is bounded on the north by Asia (including the Indian subcontinent, after which it is named); on the west by Africa; on the east by Indochina, the Sunda Islands, ...
6 Apr 12

Pulau Keureuse (SW Breueh)

Pulau Keureuse (Nasi Kecil) or pulau Teunom, lies about 0.6 mile off the SW end of Pulau Breueh.
A sand bank, with depths of less than 5.5m, extends NE for a distance of about 0.3 mile from the NE coast.
11 Jan 12
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