Alligator Island
Pulau Saigon was a small island in the Singapore River. It used to be located between the banks of Robertson Quay. The island was shown as a mangrove marsh in an 1839 map.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Bryanmackinnon, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Marina Bay and Tan Si Chong Su.
Marina Bay
Photo: Erwin Soo, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Marina Bay is Singapore's newest district, created on reclaimed land just east of Riverside. It includes the areas east of Shenton Way and Esplanade Dr.
Tan Si Chong Su
Place of worship
Photo: Sengkang, Copyrighted free use.
Tan Si Chong Su, or Ancestral Hall of the Tan Clan, is a Chinese temple in Singapore. It is located on Magazine Road in the Singapore River Planning Area within Singapore's central business district.
Alkaff Bridge
Bridge
Alkaff Bridge is a pedestrian bridge in Singapore. It spans the Singapore River at Robertson Quay, located in the Singapore River planning area within the Central Area.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Riverside and Clarke Quay.
Riverside
Photo: Balou46, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Singapore River forms a central artery in Singapore's densely packed Central Business District. The north bank of the river is where Raffles landed and founded his colony, and to this day many central government buildings can be found in the area.
Clarke Quay
Neighborhood
Photo: Sengkang, Copyrighted free use.
Clarke Quay is a historical riverside quay in Singapore, located within the Singapore River Planning Area. The quay is situated upstream from the mouth of the Singapore River and Boat Quay.
Robertson Quay
Neighborhood
Photo: Bryanmackinnon, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Robertson Quay is a wharf near the source of the Singapore River. It is the largest and most upstream of the three wharfs on the river and is named after a municipal counsellor Dr J Murray Robertson.
Alligator Island
- Type: Island
- Also known as: “Pulau Saigon” and “Pulo Saigon”
- Category: landform
- Location: Singapore, Southeast Asia, Asia
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Satellite Map
Discover Alligator Island from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to German—“Alligator Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Pulau Saigon”
- Chinese: “巴歪岛”
- Chinese: “西贡岛”
- French: “Pulau Saigon”
- German: “Pulau Saigon”
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as York Hill Estate and Institution Hill.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Clemenceau Bridge and Singapore Thong Chai Medical Institute.
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