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Pulau Jong

Pulau Jong is a small islet located in the , just off the southern coast of . 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.
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  • Type: Islet
  • Description: Island off the southern coast of Singapore
  • Also known as: “Junk Island”
  • Historically known as: “Pulo Jong”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Middle Island and Pulau Anak Bukom.

Islet
Photo: Sengkang, Copyrighted free use.
is an islet.

Islet
is a small 0.2-hectare islet located to the south west of Singapore, between 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.

Island
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Pulau Bukom, also known as Pulau Bukum, is a small restricted-access island belonging to that is located about five kilometres to the south of Mainland Singapore, off the Straits of Singapore. is situated 2½ km northwest of Pulau Jong.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sentosa and Harbourfront and Southern Islands.

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sentosa is an island just off the southern coast of . This district also includes Harbourfront and the Southern Islands.

Suburb
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The is a planning area consisting of a collection of islets located within the of , 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. is situated 6 km northeast of Pulau Jong.

Suburb
is a waterfront district situated in southern . Whilst '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. is situated 7 km northeast of Pulau Jong.

Pulau Jong

Latitude
1.21536° or 1° 12′ 55″ north
Longitude
103.7867° or 103° 47′ 12″ east
Open location code
6PH56Q8P+4M
Open­Street­Map ID
way 113857751
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­forest
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­coastline
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­islet
Geo­Names ID
1880633
Wiki­data ID
Q3520308
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Vietnamese—“Pulau Jong” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “炯岛”
  • Chinese: “炯島”
  • French: “Pulau Jong”
  • Japanese: “ジョン島”
  • Malay: “Pulau Jong”
  • Spanish: “Jong”
  • Spanish: “Pulau Jong”
  • Tamil: “ஜோங் தீவு”
  • Vietnamese: “Đảo Jong”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". 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 “Pulau Jong”. Photo: Sengkang, Copyrighted free use.