The river which flows into the strait at Tanjung Tanjung has a narrow entrance and shallow depths.
Tanjung Tanjung is low but can be identified by its white sandy beach and high trees. A strong current sometimes sets here along the coastal bank. Vessels when crossing the mouth of the river, should not shoal to a depth of less 16.5m.
Between Tanjung Tanjung and Tanjung Tiram, about 9 miles SE, the coast is bordered by a white sandy beach except for a bank of mud and mangroves about 2 miles S of Tanjung Tanjung. A light is shown from Tanjung Tiram.
Pula Salahnama (3°20'N., 99°43'E.) is densely wooded;its rocky sides rise steeply from the sea. An above-water rocklies close N of the island and a similar rock lies about 0.5 mile S of the island. Anchorage can be taken about 1 mile from the NW and SE sides of Pulau Pandang ...
Pulau Pandang (3°25'N., 99°45'E.) is almost entirely surrounded by a coral reef with some above-water rocks. A foul area was reported to lie about 9 miles E of the island. A light is shown from Pulau Pandang.The island is hilly and covered with virgin
forest, nice for small ...
Tanjung Tambuntulang, about 11 miles ESE of Tanjung Tiram, is a low (3 m above sea level) overgrown point. The Sungai Tambuntulang discharges close W of the point and is marked by the village of the same name. Tambuntulang Bank, with depths of from 1.8 to 5.5m and fairly steep-to, ...
The Sungai Asahan is entered between Tanjung Napal, 10 miles SE of Tanjung Tambuntulang, and Tanjung Jumpul, about 2 miles to the SE. These points and the coast in the vicinity are low, muddy and overgrown with mangroves. The channel is marked by buoys and beacons. Jumpul ...
The coast between Tanjung Jumpul and Tanjung Siapiapi, about 9 miles SE, is bordered by a mudbank with depths of less than 1.8m. This bank extends up to 5.75 miles off the former point and 2.5 miles off the latter point. There are some fishing huts but few objects for identifying ...
The river which flows into the strait at Tanjung Tanjung has a narrow entrance and shallow depths.
