Pulau Semakau
Pulau Semakau is located to the south of the main island of Singapore, off the Straits of Singapore. The Semakau Landfill is located on the eastern side of the island, and was created by the amalgamation of Pulau Sakeng, and "anchored" to Pulau Semakau.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Island
- Description: island in Singapore
- Also known as: “Mangrove-eiland”, “Semakau Island”, and “Shímǎgāodǎo”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Pulau Anak Bukom and Pulau Jong.
Pulau Anak Bukom
Islet
Pulau Anak Bukom is a small 0.2-hectare islet located to the south west of Singapore, between Pulau Bukom and Pulau Bukom Kechil. Anak Bukom means "child of Bukom" in Malay, a reference to its small size and location just next to Pulau Bukom.
Pulau Jong
Islet
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Pulau Jong is a small islet located in the Singapore Strait, just off the southern coast of Singapore Island. It covers an area of 0.6 hectares. The island has a recorded history of vascular plant studies dating back to Richard Eric Holttum in 1925, with later references by James Sinclair in 1950 and Anne Johnson in 1977.
Bukom Island
Island
Pulau Bukom, also known as Pulau Bukum, is a small restricted-access island belonging to Singapore that is located about five kilometres to the south of Mainland Singapore, off the Straits of Singapore. Bukom Island is situated 3 km north of Pulau Semakau.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sentosa and Harbourfront and Western Islands.
Sentosa and Harbourfront
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Sentosa is an island just off the southern coast of Singapore. This district also includes Harbourfront and the Southern Islands.
Western Islands
Suburb
The Western Islands is a planning area located within the West Region of Singapore. It comprises a collection of islands located in the south-western waters of Singapore, namely Jurong Island, Pulau Bukom, Pulau Semakau, and Pulau Sudong, on which is the Pulau Sudong Airport. Western Islands is situated 8 km northwest of Pulau Semakau.
Southern Islands
Suburb
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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. Southern Islands is situated 8 km northeast of Pulau Semakau.
Pulau Semakau
- Category: landform
- Location: Singapore, Southeast Asia, Asia
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Vietnamese—“Pulau Semakau” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Semakau”
- Cebuano: “Pulau Semakau (pulo sa Singgapura)”
- Cebuano: “Pulau Semakau”
- Chinese: “实马高岛”
- Chinese: “實馬高島”
- French: “Pulau Semakau”
- Indonesian: “Pulau Semakau”
- Japanese: “セマカウ島”
- Malay: “Pulau Semakau”
- Spanish: “Semakau”
- Tamil: “செமகாவு தீவு”
- Tamil: “செமகாவ் தீவு”
- Tamil: “செமாக்காவ் தீவு”
- Ukrainian: “Пулау-Семакау”
- Vietnamese: “Pulau Semakau”
- Vietnamese: “Semakau”
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