Ujung Singkil (W Sumatra)

Ujung Singkil (W Sumatra)

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Ujung Singkil (W Sumatra)
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Description

Ujung Singkil, 8.5 miles SSE of Oedjoeng Pasir Gala (Ujung Pasirgala), may be identified by some dead trees standing in the sea close off it.
From it a spit, with depths of from 1.8 to 5.5m, extends about 3 miles SW.

North Daphne Reef (Karang Rumambi), with a depth of 1.5m, coral, and steep-to, lies about 4 miles SSE of Ujung Singkil.

The Sungai Singkil may be entered about 3 miles ESE of Ujung Singkil, between Ujung Brang Bang on the W side, and a drying bank on the E side which extends nearly 0.75 mile S from the coast.
Singkil Roadstead is located off the mouth of the Sungai Singkil and the town of Singkil.

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75nm
212°
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50nm
199°
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Tanjung Dowi (N Nias)

49nm
204°
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Tanjung Mbaa (E Nias)

57nm
189°
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58nm
189°
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