Bukom Island
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.- Access is restricted and requires permission.
- Type: Island
- Description: island
- Also known as: “Freshwater Island”, “Pulau Bukom”, “Zoetwater-eiland”, “புலாவ் புக்கும்”, “武公岛”, and “武公島”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Pulau Anak Bukom and Boosina Island.
Pulau Hantu
Islet
Pulau Hantu is located to the south of the main island of Singapore, off the Straits of Singapore.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kent Ridge and Queenstown.
Kent Ridge
Neighborhood
Bukom Island
- Categories: industry, coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Singapore, Southeast Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
1.23233° or 1° 13′ 56″ north
Longitude
103.76933° or 103° 46′ 10″ east
Elevation
6 metres (20 feet)
Operator
Shell Eastern Petroleum (Pte) Ltd (SEPL)
UN/LOCODE
SG PUB
Open location code
6PH56QJ9+WP
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=industrial
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastline
OpenStreetMap feature
place=island
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Satellite Map
Discover this place from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Vietnamese—“Bukom Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Pulau Bukum”
- Chinese: “毛广岛”
- Chinese: “毛廣島”
- French: “Pulau Bukom”
- Hebrew: “פולאו בוקום”
- Indonesian: “Pulau Bukom”
- Japanese: “ブコム島”
- Malay: “Pulau Bukom”
- Russian: “Букум”
- Spanish: “Bukom”
- Tamil: “புக்கும் தீவு”
- Vietnamese: “Đảo Bukom”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Semakau and Western Islands.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Pulau Hantu Kecil and Terumbu Semakau.
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