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Jakarta Port Authority's Lookout Tower
Jl Pasar Ikan, Sunda Kelapa, Jakarta 14440. Phone: Not Available Not AvailableAbout
In the Dutch East Indies the transit of Venus was observed from fifteen ships of the Royal Netherlands Navy angored at eleven different harbours along the archipelago, as well as by observers on the main land located at Batavia, Buitenzorg and Penoengalan. At Batavia F W Hudig observed the transit from the meteorological station Uitkijk. Today this watch tower is called Menara Syahbandar and can still be visited.
