The coast between Ujung Toeba (Ujung Tuba), a low promontory, and Ujung Kareueng, about 8 miles SE, is swampy.
Ujung Kareueng, the W extremity of Meulaboh Bay, is a low point sparsely covered with coconut trees with buildings of a settlement on it; a light is shown from Ujung Kareueng. Ujung Geudong, fringed by a reef, is located about 1 mile NNE of Ujung Kareueng.
Meulaboh Bay affords less protection, there being no reefs seaward. The shore of the bay is fronted by a reef which extends 91m off Kuala Tjangku.Meulaboh is the capital of W Aceh Regency and is among the hardest hit areas by the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake. Being just 150 km ...
Between Meulaboh and Ujung Raja, about 34 miles SE, the coast is low, with high trees behind. There are no off-lying dangers until about 12 miles SW of Ujung Raja and the soundings give good warning of approach to the coast. The mountains lie far inland and are only visible in ...
Teluk Rigaih is nearly 2 miles wide and about the same in length; the coast is for the most part composed of rocky cliffs, excepting the swampy portion on its NE side. The four islands which encumber it divide the bay into the N and S harbors. There is always a heavy swell in Teluk ...
Pulau Reusam, the largest and highest of the four islands in Rigaih bay, is surrounded by a reef. Two shoals, with depths of 3.7 to 5.5m, lie about 0.1 mile W of Pulau Reusam. A patch, with a depth of 5.9m, lies about 0.1 mile E of Pulau Reusam. Vessels making any stay at Teluk ...
Pulau Rangas, lying about 2 miles SW of Ujung Baro, is a small rocky island 66m high, and covered with trees, which are visible for a considerable distance. Two rocks above-water lie off its SE side, and a sunken rock, which always breaks, lies 91m off its NW side, all of which ...
Ujung Baro, the SW extremity of the peninsula within which is Teluk Rigaih, is a rocky headland rising steeply from the sea, covered with vegetation, and higher than the land within it. It is the N entrance point for Teluk Rigaih. Gillis Reef, with a least depth of 3.4m, is about ...
