The coast from Ujung Batumamak (Batu Mamak) , the SW extremity of Teluk Tapanuli, trends in a S direction for about 49 miles to Tanjung Tabujung (Tabu-yung). There is a reef, with a depth of 3.7m, lying about 0.75 mile offshore, 13 miles S of Ujung Batumamak.
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.
Pulau Bintanah, low and fringed by a reef, should be given a wide berth. From Pulau Bintanah, a chain of reefs and shoals, some of which dry, extends 32 miles to the S. The positions of these dangers may best be seen on the chart.
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.
Pulau Sarangbaung lies 10.5 miles NNE of the N extremity of Pulau Nias. There is a break in the reef on the SE side where boats can land at a village. The island is overgrown with coconuts and is visible for 12 miles.
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 ...
Petit port côtier.
Small port.
