The E coast of Pulau Nias has moderate depths with good anchorage and some streams; islets and reefs front the coast here, as on the W side, but the sea being smoother on the E coast renders it safer.
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 ...
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, ...
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 ...
Between tg Tedulehu and Ujung Sumabawa, about 11 miles N, the coast is high, with mountain ranges approaching the coast. Ujung Sumabawa is marked by a light. A low plain begins here and extends N, gradually getting wider. About 1 mile W of Ujung Sumabawa, landing may be effected ...