Cyrene Shoal

Cyrene Shoal is a reef in Singapore. Cyrene Shoal is situated nearby to the locality Pasir Panjang MRT station, as well as near Kampong Baharu.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Bukom Island and Boosina Island.

Bukom Island

Island

Photo: Terence, CC BY 2.5.

Pulau Bukom, also known as Pulau Bukum, is a small restricted-access island belonging to Singapore that is located about 5 kilometres to the south of Mainland Singapore, off the Straits of Singapore. Bukom Island is situated 3½ km southeast of Cyrene Shoal.

Boosina Island

Island

Pulau Busing is a restricted-access island and a hub for oil shipping located off the southwestern coast of Singapore. The island is occupied by Tankstore Ltd, a petroleum storage company. Boosina Island is situated 3 km south of Cyrene Shoal.

Pulau Hantu

Islet

Pulau Hantu is located to the south of the main island of Singapore, off the Straits of Singapore. Pulau Hantu is actually made up of two islets: Pulau Hantu Besar and Pulau Hantu Kechil, with a total area of 12.6 hectares. Pulau Hantu is situated 4 km south of Cyrene Shoal.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Queenstown and Kent Ridge.

Queenstown

Suburb

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.5.

Queenstown is a planning area and satellite residential town situated on the south-westernmost fringe of the Central Region of Singapore. It borders Bukit Timah to the north, Tanglin to the northeast, Bukit Merah to the east and southeast, as well as Clementi to the northwest and west. Queenstown is situated 4½ km northeast of Cyrene Shoal.

Kent Ridge

Neighborhood

Photo: Sengkang, Copyrighted free use.

Kent Ridge is the name of a ridge and a neighbourhood located in Pasir Panjang, in the Queenstown Planning Area of Singapore. The area is notable for housing two parks within the Southern Ridges, Kent Ridge Park and HortPark. Kent Ridge is situated 5 km northeast of Cyrene Shoal.

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 5 km west of Cyrene Shoal.

Cyrene Shoal

Type: Reef
Also known as: “Cyrene Reefs” and “Terumbu Pandan”
Category: landform
Location: Singapore, Southeast Asia, Asia
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Latitude

1.2589° or 1° 15′ 32″ north

Longitude

103.75483° or 103° 45′ 17″ east

Open location code

6PH57Q53+HW

GeoNames ID

1880699

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Satellite Map

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Localities in the Area

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