Boosina 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.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Island
  • Description: island
  • Also known as: “bùxīng dǎo”, “Poelau Bosing”, and “Pulau Busing”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Pulau Hantu and Bukom Island.

Islet
is located to the south of the main island of , off the Straits of Singapore. is actually made up of two islets: Besar and Kechil, with a total area of 12.6 hectares.

Island
Photo: Terence, CC BY 2.5.
Pulau Bukom, also known as Pulau Bukum, is a small restricted-access island belonging to that is located about 5 kilometres to the south of Mainland Singapore, off the Straits of Singapore.

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.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Western Islands and Queenstown.

Suburb
The is a planning area located within the of Singapore. It comprises a collection of islands located in the south-western waters of Singapore, namely , , , and , on which is the Pulau Sudong Airport.

Suburb
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.5.
is a planning area and satellite residential town situated on the south-westernmost fringe of the . It borders to the north, to the northeast, to the east and southeast, as well as to the northwest and west.

Neighborhood
Photo: Sengkang, Copyrighted free use.
is the name of a ridge and a neighbourhood located in , in the of Singapore. The area is notable for housing two parks within the Southern Ridges, and .

Boosina Island

Latitude
1.23119° or 1° 13′ 52″ north
Longitude
103.75517° or 103° 45′ 19″ east
Elevation
12 metres (39 feet)
Open location code
6PH56QJ4+F3
Open­Street­Map ID
way 112430802
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­industrial
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­coastline
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­island
Geo­Names ID
1880732
Wiki­data ID
Q1093985
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Satellite Map

Discover Boosina Island from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Vietnamese—“Boosina Island” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Pulau Busing”
  • Chinese: “布星岛”
  • Chinese: “布星島”
  • French: “Pulau Busing”
  • Malay: “Pulau Busing”
  • Tamil: “புலாவ் பூசிங்”
  • Tamil: “பூசிங் தீவு”
  • Vietnamese: “Đảo Busing”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Western Islands and Semakau.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Pulau Hantu Kecil and Terumbu Raya.

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