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General Nature : At HW the beach is narrow and probably completely covered except for 50 yds of its length. There is a very wide foreshore of sand with some mud admixture.
Suitability for Landing : Not very favourable gradient. Exits unsuitable for anything but infantry.
Dimensions : Overall length - about 1,000 yds
Gradient : Charted underwater gradient is about 1 : 200.
Approaches : The water is top shallow to allow near approach of ships and boats would ground well out. The nearest deep anchorage is nearly 2 mls SOUTH-EASTward, off the SOUTH end of BERHALA Island. There is no complete inshore survey.
Tides : Springs, rise 8 ft, deaps 5.75 ft.
Mature of Hinterland : The beach is backed by high thickly wooded country.
Exits : The only known exits are by two native paths. One of these runs SOUTHward for about 1.5 mls, joining the road to SANDAKAN (Route S 1); the other is reported to run along the hills about 400 yds inland, eventually joining the BULISIM SIM Road near SANDAKAN..
No 2 Beach - TANJONG PARAT
Location and General Nature : There are possible landing beaches on each side of Tg PARAT. The first, Beach 2 (a), lies just NORTH of the point and is the site of Kg BULI SIM SIM. The second, Beach 2 (b), is on the SOUTH side of the headland. Both are camposed of a mixture of sand and mud which is quite firm enough to walk on. Most of Beach 2 (a) is taken up by the native village. There are three fish drying piers on Beach 2 (b).
Suitability for Landing : Infantry could be landed on either beach and, probably, at the fish drying pier from boats at HW.
Dimensions : Each beach is about 300 yds.long. Their width. at HW is probably not more than 10/20 yds. Both have wide foreshore Beach (2) (a) being much the wider at LW.
Gradient ; Charted gradient to 400 yds off Beach 2 (a); 1: No close inshore soundings are given for Beach 2 (b), but the gradient is probably about 1:50 for the first 100 yds. from HW mark; 100 to 150 yds offshore the bottom shelves of: to depths of 3 fathoms and over.
Approaches : Beach 2 (a) is encumbered by a shallow bank extending 500 yds off shore and a smal coral reef extending fromi Tg PAPAT. There are two drying coral heads 150 yds off Beach 2 (b).
Tides : Springs, rise to 8 ft, neaps, rise of 5.75 ft.
Nature of Hinterland : There are steep cliffs 200-350 ft behind Beach 2 (a) and a precipitous, wooded hill 50 yds inland from Beach 2 (b). There are some palm trees between both beaches end the hills.
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