Pulau Ketam, a small islet, stands 7 miles SSE of Tanjung Ketam and Pulau Atung, Pulau Mampu, Pulau Payung, Pulau Rampang, and Pulau Mentelier stand up to 8.5 miles farther SSE. All of these islets are low but tree-covered. The entire S shore of the strait is densely wooded.
A prominent village stands on the N side of the strait about 4 miles E of Tanjung Kapal, the SW extremity of Pulau Rupat.
Pyramid Shoal, which lies on the N side of the SE end of South Sands, has a least depth of 3.4m, hard sand, and is the most dangerous shoal in the area because of its depth and protrusion into the fairway. A lighted buoy is moored about 7 miles SE of Pyramid Shoal. A depth of about ...
Selat Rupat (Selat Dumai) separates Pulau Rupat from the mainland of Sumatera. Tanjung Ketam, the W entrance point of the N end of Selat Rupat, is low and sandy and is marked by some houses and coconut trees.
Dumai
is a seaport town situated on the S side of Selat Rupat on the mainland coast of Sumatera directly opposite Tanjung Kapal. Dumai is an important oil loading terminal, with facilities for loading general cargo.
This is one of the main entry points into Sumatra by boat. ...
Between Melaka and Tanjong Seginting, about 46 miles SE, the low, thickly wooded coast is bordered by a mud bank which extends up to 2.5 miles offshore in places. The Water Islands, centered about 8 miles SE of Melaka, consists of a group of six tree-covered islands of moderate ...
Raleigh Shoal, about 4 miles long in a NW to SE direction with a least depth of 4.8m, lies centered about 15 miles E of Tanjung Medang. A shoal, with a depth of 19.4m, was reported to lie 3.5 miles NNW of Raleigh Shoal. A lighted buoy is moored on the S side of the shoal. There ...
Tanjung Sinaboi, low and thickly wooded, is the NE extremity of the peninsula separating theSungai Rokan from Selat Rupat. Pulau Sinaboi, a small lightcolored islet, lies close NW of Tanjung Sinaboi and shows up well against the darker growth of the mainland.
Pulau Ketam, a small islet, stands 7 miles SSE of Tanjung Ketam and Pulau Atung, Pulau Mampu, Pulau Payung, Pulau Rampang, and Pulau Mentelier stand up to 8.5 miles farther SSE. All of these islets are low but tree-covered. The entire S shore of the strait is densely wooded.
