Pulau Bintanah, low and fringed by a reef, should be given a wide berth. From Pulau Bintanah, a chain of reefs and shoals, some of which dry, extends 32 miles to the S. The positions of these dangers may best be seen on the chart.
Pulau Wunga, about 8 NM S of Pulau Mausi, is low andcovered with coconut trees. A large conspicuous tree, visible for 16 miles, is located on a small elevationnear the N end. The reef extending from the N side of the island is ordinarily marked by high rollers; on the S side ...
The coast from Ujung Batumamak (Batu Mamak) , the SW extremity of Teluk Tapanuli, trends in a S direction for about 49 miles to Tanjung Tabujung (Tabu-yung). There is a reef, with a depth of 3.7m, lying about 0.75 mile offshore, 13 miles S of Ujung Batumamak.
Tanjung Laaja is the N end of the slope of a hill backing the coast. It is covered with coconut trees, steep-to, and free from dangers but is difficult to identify.
Ujung Onolimb lies about 6 miles NW of Tanjung Sjuani. Onolimbu Road has good anchorage, in depths of 21.9m to 25.6m, mud. It is close to shore, abreast a road leading to Tagaule village. There is another anchorage off Bodsyihona village to the N, in a depth of 18.3m. Local knowledge ...
Tanjung Lambaru, located about 8 miles NW of Ujung Onolimbu, is swampy and thickly overgrown; dead trees stand on it and in the water close off it.At Tanjung Lambaru it has a width of 8 miles. The coast consists of a sandy beach, off which rocks are lying. The sea usually breaks, ...
Pulau Bintanah, low and fringed by a reef, should be given a wide berth. From Pulau Bintanah, a chain of reefs and shoals, some of which dry, extends 32 miles to the S.