GEOGRAPHICAL DESCRIPTION OF THJfi ISLAND OF BANKA. 39/ 
form the point Tanjong Merikat: it is distinctly perceived in sailing 
through the Straits of Banka. 
In the district of Ttibu&li I only determined the hill Gliming Ban- 
tildn, remarkable for its pyramidal form, immediately east of point 
Tanjong Sumbuang-dapur : the names of several long extended ridges 
in the district, could not be learned from those natives to whom my 
enquiries were directed. 
The hill of Permissang in the district of the same name, is noti¬ 
ced by every person who passes the Straits of Bankd. It is nearly 
equal to the Manumbing in height, but its declivities are more ex¬ 
tended and give it a longer appearance : several small ranges are at¬ 
tached to it in the north and the south opposite the Nanka islands, 
the hill Gunung Penagdn is very conspicuous; it runs off to form a 
point of the same name. 
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