South Sister
South Sister is an islet in Singapore. South Sister is situated nearby to the suburb Southern Islands, as well as near the quarter Sentosa Cove.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Islet
- Also known as: “Big Sister’s Island”, “Big Sisters‘ Island”, and “Sisters‘ Island”
- Historically known as: “Pulo Laut”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Kusu Island and The Kusu Kramats.
Kusu Island
Islet
Photo: DerFussi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kusu Island is one of the Southern Islands in Singapore, located about 5.6 kilometres to the south of the main island of Singapore and below the Singapore Straits. Kusu Island is situated 3 km east of South Sister.
The Kusu Kramats
Place of worship
The Keramat Kusu is a Datuk Keramat shrine located on Kusu Island. It is a religious complex containing three enshrined Muslim tombs. The shrine is visited every year as part of a pilgrimage to Kusu Island. The Kusu Kramats is situated 3 km east of South Sister.
Sentosa Satellite Earth Station
The Sentosa Satellite Earth Station is Singapore's first satellite Earth station, located on Sentosa Island. It was opened on 23 October 1971 by then-president Benjamin Sheares. Sentosa Satellite Earth Station is situated 3½ km north of South Sister.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Southern Islands and Sentosa and Harbourfront.
Southern Islands
Suburb
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Southern Islands is a planning area consisting of a collection of islets located within the Central Region of Singapore, once home to the native Malay islanders and indigenous Orang Laut sea nomad tribes before they were relocated to the mainland for urban redevelopment and future use.
Sentosa and Harbourfront
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sentosa is an island just off the southern coast of Singapore. This district also includes Harbourfront and the Southern Islands.
HarbourFront
Suburb
HarbourFront is a waterfront district situated in southern Singapore. Whilst HarbourFront's boundaries are ambiguous, its location is roughly represented on the URA's Master Plan as a subzone called Maritime Square, located within the Bukit Merah Planning Area. HarbourFront is situated 6 km north of South Sister.
South Sister
- Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Singapore, Southeast Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
1.21396° or 1° 12′ 50″ northLongitude
103.83502° or 103° 50′ 6″ eastElevation
20 metres (66 feet)Open location code
6PH56R7P+H2OpenStreetMap ID
way 112431275OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=isletGeoNames ID
1880232Wikidata ID
Q49672991
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Chinese—“South Sister” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Pulau Subar Laut”
- Chinese: “姐妹岛”
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Localities in the Area
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