Ujung Masammuka ( or Masam Muka) with Ug Raya located 3,5 miles to SSW of it, form the extremity of the island of Sumatra. Between Masammuka and Ujung Baka, about 14 miles ENE, the coast is rocky and steep for about 1 mile SE of the former, then it is sandy.
Except off Ujung Masam Muka, the depths decrease gradually towards the coast. The bottom is composed of black sand for about 3 miles offshore, and white sand and shells beyond that. The mouth of a shallow lagoon lies close E of Ujung Pantu (Ujung Pantjoe), located about 1 mile ESE of Ujung Masam Muka.
Pulau Nasi (Peunasoe or Aceh island), nearly joins the SE point of Pulau Breueh, being separated by Aroih Lam Puyang. The coast line is rocky in places with sandy beaches chiefly on the W side.
Pulau Batee, lying about 1 mile NE of the E end of Pulau Bunta, is mostly wooded, and rises to 129m. The island is long and narrow. The mountain range runs along its NE side. Pulau Batee is borded at its E side by Pulau Lumpai and at the W side, by Pulau Usamlakoh . The spectacular ...
Lhok Prialaut is the bay lying between Ug Bau and Ug Seukundo. 6,5 NM appart, between wich points the bay extends S for about 4 NM, with Teluk Sabang on its E shore. Lhok Prialaut is about 2 miles in length and breadth, with good anchorage near its head, in 16.5 to 21.9m. Tides—Currents.—The ...
Pulau Bunta (Pulau Boenta) lies between Aroih Raya and Aroih Cut (Aroih Tjoet).
Pulo Bunta is the least interesting of the bigger islands in Pulo Aceh. It
has a light house and a few beaches, but difficult to swim due to the
barrier reefs and strong currents. There are no people ...
Aroih Cut (Aroih Tjoet) is funnel-shaped and narrows from about 2 miles in its W entrance to less than 0.2 mile at Ujung Masammuka, with depths of 16.5 to 49.3m. The flood current sets NE directly through the passage, and the ebb in the opposite direction, at rates of 5 to 6 knots ...
Aroih Raya (Cedar passage) lies between Pulau Nasi on the N and Pulau Bunta (Boenta) and pulau Batee on the S. It is about 1,7 NM wide. A rock, awash, with sunken rocks N of it, lies about midway between the entrances to Cedar Passage.In Aroih Raya, the current reaches its greatest ...