Sungai Besar

Sungai Besar is a tidal creek in Singapore. Sungai Besar is situated nearby to the locality Kampong Sudong, as well as near Kampong Saigon.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Pulau Pawai and Pulau Senang.

Pulau Pawai

Island

Pulau Pawai, also known as Alligator Island during the colonial times, is a 182,000-square-metre island located within the Singapore Armed Forces Live Firing Area.

Pulau Senang is an 81.7-hectare coral island in the Republic of Singapore, located about 13 kilometres off the southern coast of Singapore Island. Along with Pulau Pawai to the north-west and Pulau Sudong, further north from Pulau Pawai, it is used as a military training area for live-fire exercises carried out by the Singapore Armed Forces.

Pulau Sudong

Island

Pulau Sudong is a 209 hectares coral island off the southern coast of Singapore. It was enlarged through a land reclamation process during the late 1970s, and is home to the Pulau Sudong Airport.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Western Islands.

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 7 km north of Sungai Besar.

Sungai Besar

Type: Tidal creek
Category: body of water
Location: Singapore, Southeast Asia, Asia
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Latitude

1.18694° or 1° 11′ 13″ north

Longitude

103.72889° or 103° 43′ 44″ east

Elevation

51 metres (167 feet)

Open location code

6PH55PPH+QH

GeoNames ID

1882794

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