List of islands of Singapore

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

For civilian use

Islands of Singapore
Island Planning Area[2] Region Area
(km2)
Singapore Island — 710
Pulau Serangoon (Coney Island) Punggol Northeast Region 1.33
Sentosa Southern Islands Central Region 4.71
Pulau Ubin North-Eastern Islands Northeast Region 10.19
Pulau Kusu Southern Islands Central Region 0.085
Pedra Branca Changi Bay East Region 0.00856
Pulau Anak Bukom Western Islands West Region 0.002
Pulau Berkas Western Islands West Region 0.26
Pulau Biola (Violin Island) Southern Islands Central Region 0.004
Pulau Brani Southern Islands Central Region 1.22
Pulau Bukom Western Islands West Region 1.45
Pulau Bukom Kechil Western Islands West Region 2.1
Pulau Buloh (Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve) Lim Chu Kang North Region 1.3
Pulau Damar Laut Jurong East West Region —
Pulau Damien North-Eastern Islands Northeast Region —
Pulau Hantu Western Islands West Region 0.126
Pulau Keppel Western Islands Central Region 0.053
Pulau Ketam North-Eastern Islands Northeast Region —
Pulau Khatib Bongsu Simpang North Region —
Pulau Malang Siajar North-Eastern Islands Northeast Region —
Pulau Palawan Southern Islands Central Region 0.004
Pulau Jong Western Islands West Region 0.006
Pulau Sakijang Bendera (Saint John's Island) Southern Islands Central Region 0.405
Pulau Sakijang Pelepah (Lazarus Island) Southern Islands Central Region 0.47
Pulau Salu Western Islands West Region

0.0075

Pulau Samulun Western Islands West Region 0.004
Pulau Satumu Western Islands West Region 0.013
Pulau Sebarok (Middle Island) Western Islands West Region 0.468
Pulau Sekudu North-Eastern Islands Northeast Region —
Pulau Seletar Simpang North Region 0.385
Pulau Seringat Southern Islands Central Region —
Pulau Seringat Kechil Southern Islands Central Region —
Pulau Subar Darat (Sisters' Island) Southern Islands Central Region 0.056
Pulau Tekukor Southern Islands Central Region —
Pulau Unum North-Eastern Islands Northeast Region —
Sultan Shoal Tuas West Region 0.006

For military use

Island Planning Area Region Area
(km2)
Pulau Tekong North-Eastern Islands Northeast Region 24.43
Pulau Sudong Western Islands West Region 2.09
Pulau Pawai Western Islands West Region 0.182
Pulau Senang Western Islands West Region 0.817
Pulau Bajau Western Water Catchment West Region —
Pulau Pergam Western Water Catchment West Region —
Pulau Sarimbun Western Water Catchment West Region 0.014

Artificial islands

Island Planning Area[2] Region Area
(km2)
Chinese Garden Jurong East West Region —
Coral Island Southern Islands Central Region 0.017
Paradise Island Southern Islands Central Region —
Pearl Island Southern Islands Central Region 0.019
Pulau Punggol Barat Seletar Northeast Region 1.92
Pulau Punggol Timor Seletar Northeast Region 1.12
Pulau Semakau Western Islands West Region 3.5
Sandy Island Southern Islands Central Region 0.0007
Japanese Garden Jurong East West Region
Jurong Island Western Islands West Region 32

Former islands

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

  1. ^ "10 amazing things you never knew about Singapore". Visit Singapore. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "Master Plan 2014 Planning Area Boundary (Web)". Data (Government of Singapore). Retrieved 27 December 2019.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "Colony of Singapore Government Gazette supplement". Government Printing Office, Colony of Singapore. 9 December 1955. Retrieved 1 January 2020.

External links

  • 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.
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