Lavis Shoal

Lavis Shoal is a shoal in Singapore. Lavis Shoal is situated nearby to the locality Kampong Tanjong Irau, as well as near Kampung Rekoh.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Sembawang Park and British Defence Singapore Support Unit.

Sembawang Park

Park

Sembawang Park is a 15-hectare park situated in Sembawang, in the north of Singapore facing the Straits of Johor overlooking Malaysia. It is located at the end of Sembawang Road, where the former Sembawang Road End Bus Terminal was.

British Defence Singapore Support Unit

Military installation

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The British Defence Singapore Support Unit is a British naval facility located in Sembawang, Singapore. A remnant of a larger naval base, known as HMNB Singapore, the facility provides fuel and other supplies to Royal Navy ships in the region, as well as those of other countries.

Masjid Darul Makmur

Mosque

Photo: GoAheadFan95, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Masjid Darul Makmur is a mosque located in Yishun, Singapore. Built in 1987, it is one of two mosques in Yishun, the other being Masjid Ahmad Ibrahim. The mosque had most recently been rebuilt in 2025 and is the largest mosque in the North Region of the country. Masjid Darul Makmur is situated 3½ km southwest of Lavis Shoal.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Simpang and Pulau Seletar.

Simpang

Suburb

Simpang is a planning area located in the North Region of Singapore. The word Simpang means junction or intersection in Malay. It is situated north of Yishun, east of Sembawang and west of Seletar. Pulau Seletar is classified under Simpang planning area.

Pulau Seletar

Neighborhood

Pulau Seletar is an island in Singapore waters, in the Straits of Johor off the northern coast. It has an area of 38.5 hectares. It is in a bay into which several streams flow, including the waters of mainland Singapore's only hot spring. Pulau Seletar is situated 2½ km southeast of Lavis Shoal.

Bukit Canberra

Neighborhood

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Bukit Canberra is an integrated sports and community hub next to Sembawang MRT station. The hub houses facilities including an indoor sports hall, the largest ActiveSG gym in Singapore, a six-lane sheltered swimming pool, and an eight-lane lap pool. Bukit Canberra is situated 3½ km southwest of Lavis Shoal.

Lavis Shoal

Type: Shoal
Category: landform
Location: Singapore, Southeast Asia, Asia
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Latitude

1.46222° or 1° 27′ 44″ north

Longitude

103.8525° or 103° 51′ 9″ east

Open location code

6PH5FV63+V2

GeoNames ID

1880491

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Localities in the Area

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