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Pulau Temang (W Sumatra)

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Pulau Temang (W Sumatra)

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Sumatra (Indonesia)
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Pulau Temang (W Sumatra)
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Characteristics

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Description

Pulau Tamang (Pulau Temang) is an easily-identified hilly island (Area:10Km²with an average elevation of 1 m above the sea)  located at the SE extremityof Teluk Batahan, about 1 mile from the coast.

It is fringed by areef except at its W end, where there is a depth of 11m about0.1 mile offshore.
A light is shown on the W end of PulauTamang.

A shoal, with a depth of 11.9m, lies 0.75 mile W of the W extremity of Pulau Tamang.

There is good anchorage, in depths of 16.5 to 18.3m, soft clay, between the island and the mainland, with the N point of the island bearing about 315° and Ujung Palimbungan bearing S.

From Pulau Tamang, the coast is indented by a bight and trends S for 6 miles to Udjang Iban, which is rocky.

2012/02/7
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Flying distances - Direct line

Karang Sirene (Sirene Reefs)

20nm
335°
Sirene Reefs, one of the outermost dangers in this locality, consist of four heads, of which the westernmost and the southernmost, with 0.9m of water, sometimes break; there are depths of 1.4 and 6.9m on the other two patches.
7 Feb 12
Jojo

Ujung Tuan (W Sumatra)

7.2nm
158°
The coastal plain between the Sungai Singkil and Udjung Tuan, about 156 miles SE, is generally narrow, being backed by mountains with numerous peaks. Ujung Tuan is a rocky point. A 175m hill, with a remarkable broad conical summit, lies close SE of the point.To Udjung Tuan, about ...
7 Feb 12
Jojo

Ujung Sikarakara (W Sumatra)

15nm
351°
The coast between Tanjung Tabujung and Ujung Sikarakar, about 14 miles S, is fronted by many dangers, some of which lie just within the 10m curve.
Natal Road that lies off the coast between Ujung Sikarakara and Ujung Rakat, about 6 miles S, is open W and is encumbered with many ...
7 Feb 12
Jojo

Ujung Tabuyung (W Sumatra)

29nm
347°
An above-water rock lies about 1 mile offshore, 14 miles N of Tanjung Tabujung.
Tabujung Road, located N of Tanjung Tabujung, is partly sheltered by Pulau Tangah (Pulau Tonga) and Pulau Si Dakah (Pulau Labu, about 4 and 1.5 miles, respectively, NW of Tanjung Tabujung.
6 Feb 12
Jojo

Karang Posumah (Van Bylandt Reefs) (W Sumatra)

65nm
209°
Karang Posumah consists of two patches, located about 7 miles ENE and E, respectively, of Pulau Bodjo; they have depths of 4.9 to 5.5m.
The SW side of the bank is very steep-to, but the NE side is more shelving. The shallowest parts may occasionally be distinguished by the swell, ...
7 Feb 12
Jojo

Gosong Makasar (W Sumatra)

77nm
201°
Gosong Makasar (Makasser Reef), with a depth of 0.6m, lies about 12 miles SSE of the S extremity of Pulau Bodjo. It is easily recognized in the daytime by the high breakers on its shallow portion.
The reef extends 1 mile beyond the breakers.
7 Feb 12
Jojo