Lazarus Island
Lazarus Island, also known as Pulau Sekijang Pelepah, is one of the Southern Islands in Singapore. It is south of the main island of Singapore, off the Straits of Singapore and is uninhabited.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Island
- Description: island in Singapore
- Also known as: “East Saint John Island” and “Pulau Sakijang Pelepah”
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.
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.
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 northwest of Lazarus Island.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
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Sentosa is an island just off the southern coast of Singapore. This district also includes Harbourfront and the Southern Islands.
Straits View
Suburb
Straits View is a planning area located in the Central Area of the Central Region of Singapore. The area is currently relatively undeveloped, with fewer commercial developments compared to the adjacent Downtown Core. Straits View is situated 6 km north of Lazarus Island.
Lazarus Island
- Category: landform
- Location: Singapore, Southeast Asia, Asia
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Assamese to Ukrainian—“Lazarus Island” goes by many names.
- Assamese: “লাজাৰাচ দ্বীপ”
- Azerbaijani: “Sakicanq Pelepah”
- Cebuano: “Pulau Sakijang Pelepah”
- French: “Lazarus Island”
- German: “Lazarus Island”
- German: “Pulau Sakijang Pelepah”
- Malay: “Pulau Lazarus”
- Malay: “Pulau Sakijang Pelepah”
- Russian: “Сакиджанг-Пелепах”
- Ukrainian: “Острів Лазарія”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Telok Blangah MRT station and Sentosa.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Copper Channel and Freyberg Channel.
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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Lazarus Island”. Photo: Khairul Nizam, CC BY 2.0.