Sisters‘ Islands
Sisters' Islands are two of the Southern Islands in Singapore and are located to the south of the main island of Singapore, off the Straits of Singapore.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Island
- Description: place in Singapore
- Also known as: “Pulau Subar Darat”, “Pulau Subar Laut”, “Sisters”, “Sisters’ Islands”, and “The Sisters”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Kusu Island and The Kusu Kramats.
Kusu Island
Islet
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Kusu Island is one of the Southern Islands in Singapore, located about 5.6 kilometres to the south of the main island of Singapore and below the Singapore Straits. Kusu Island is situated 3 km east of Sisters‘ Islands.
The Kusu Kramats
Place of worship
The Keramat Kusu is a Datuk Keramat shrine located on Kusu Island. It is a religious complex containing three enshrined Muslim tombs. The shrine is visited every year as part of a pilgrimage to Kusu Island. The Kusu Kramats is situated 3 km east of Sisters‘ Islands.
Sentosa Satellite Earth Station
The Sentosa Satellite Earth Station is Singapore's first satellite Earth station, located on Sentosa Island. It was opened on 23 October 1971 by then-president Benjamin Sheares. Sentosa Satellite Earth Station is situated 3½ km north of Sisters‘ Islands.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Southern Islands and Sentosa and Harbourfront.
Southern Islands
Suburb
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The Southern Islands is a planning area consisting of a collection of islets located within the Central Region of Singapore, 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. Southern Islands is situated 3 km north of Sisters‘ Islands.
Sentosa and Harbourfront
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Sentosa is an island just off the southern coast of Singapore. This district also includes Harbourfront and the Southern Islands.
HarbourFront
Suburb
HarbourFront is a waterfront district situated in southern Singapore. Whilst HarbourFront'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. HarbourFront is situated 6 km north of Sisters‘ Islands.
Sisters‘ Islands
- Category: landform
- Location: Singapore, Southeast Asia, Asia
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Azerbaijani to Vietnamese—“Sisters‘ Islands” goes by many names.
- Azerbaijani: “Bacılar adaları”
- Chinese: “姊妹岛”
- Chinese: “姊妹島”
- Chinese: “姐妹岛”
- French: “Sisters‘ Islands”
- French: “Sisters’ Islands”
- German: “Sisters’ Islands”
- Indonesian: “Pulau Sisters”
- Japanese: “シスターズ島”
- Malay: “Pulau Sisters”
- Malay: “Pulau Subar Darat dan Laut”
- Russian: “Острова Сестёр”
- Spanish: “Islas de las Hermanas”
- Spanish: “Subar Darat”
- Spanish: “Subar Laut”
- Tamil: “சகோதரிகள் தீவு”
- Vietnamese: “Đảo Chị Em”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include South Sister and Pulau Subar Darat.
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