This is a list of islands of Singapore. Massive land reclamation works over the past centuries has merged many of Singapore's former islands and islets and has created a few larger ones. At present, Singapore has about 64 islands, with 7 of them belonging to the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF).[1]
List of islands
[edit]For civilian use
[edit]For military use
[edit]Island | Planning Area | Region | Area (km2) |
Area (sq mi) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Pulau Tekong | North-Eastern Islands | Northeast Region | 24.43 | 9.43 |
Pulau Sudong | Western Islands | West Region | 2.09 | 0.81 |
Pulau Pawai | Western Islands | West Region | 0.182 | 0.070 |
Pulau Senang | Western Islands | West Region | 0.817 | 0.315 |
Pulau Bajau | Western Water Catchment | West Region | — | — |
Pulau Pergam | Western Water Catchment | West Region | — | — |
Pulau Sarimbun | Western Water Catchment | West Region | 0.014 | 0.0054 |
Artificial islands
[edit]Island | Planning Area[2] | Region | Area (km2) |
Area (sq mi) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Chinese Garden | Jurong East | West Region | — | — |
Coral Island | Southern Islands | Central Region | 0.017 | 0.0066 |
Paradise Island | Southern Islands | Central Region | — | — |
Pearl Island | Southern Islands | Central Region | 0.019 | 0.0073 |
Pulau Punggol Barat | Seletar | Northeast Region | 1.92 | 0.74 |
Pulau Punggol Timor | Seletar | Northeast Region | 1.12 | 0.43 |
Pulau Semakau | Western Islands | West Region | 3.5 | 1.4 |
Sandy Island | Southern Islands | Central Region | 0.0007 | 0.00027 |
Japanese Garden | Jurong East | West Region | ||
Jurong Island | Western Islands | West Region | 32 | 12 |
Former islands
[edit]Island | Planning Area[2] | Remarks |
---|---|---|
Christmas Island | — | Sovereignty transferred to Australia in 1957[3] |
Cocos (Keeling) Islands | Sovereignty transferred to Australia in 1955[4] | |
Pulau Saigon | Central Area | Added to the southern bank of the Singapore River in the late 20th century |
Terumbu Retan Laut | Queenstown | Merged to form part of Pasir Panjang Container Terminal of the main island |
Pulau Selugu | Southern Islands | Merged to form part of Sentosa |
Pulau Renggis | Was sunk by a wave at Sentosa on the year 2018 | |
Pulau Buaya | Western Islands | Merged to form part of Jurong Island |
Pulau Sakra | ||
Pulau Bakau | ||
Pulau Ayer Chawan | ||
Pulau Ayer Merbau | ||
Pulau Merlimau | ||
Pulau Pesek | ||
Pulau Pesek Kechil | ||
Pulau Seraya | ||
Pulau Meskol | ||
Pulau Mesemut Laut | ||
Pulau Mesemut Darat | ||
Anak Pulau | ||
Pulau Busing | Merged to form part of Pulau Bukom | |
Pulau Ular | ||
Pulau Seking | Merged to form part of Pulau Semakau | |
Pulau Karang Campong | Merged to form part of Tuas |
References
[edit]- ^ "10 amazing things you never knew about Singapore". Visit Singapore. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
- ^ a b c "Master Plan 2014 Planning Area Boundary (Web)". Data (Government of Singapore). Retrieved 27 December 2019.
- ^ Alan., Kerr (2009). A federation in these seas : an account of the acquisition by Australia of its external territories. Australia. Attorney-General's Department. Barton, A.C.T.: Attorney General's Dept. ISBN 978-1921241727. OCLC 435419961.
- ^ "Colony of Singapore Government Gazette supplement". Government Printing Office, Colony of Singapore. 9 December 1955. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
External links
[edit]- The Islands That Made Us: The Forgotten Islands - A documentary about Singapore's islands, produced by Channel News Asia in 2019.
- Singapore Archipelago - A docuseries about the history of Singapore's islands, produced by Sitting In Pictures in 2021, available on meWatch.