This is a list of islands of Singapore. Massive land reclamation works over the past centuries has merged many of Singapore's former islands and islets and has created a few larger ones. In the 1960s, prior to land reclamation projects, it was estimated that Singapore had about 77 islands and islets. At present, Singapore has about 64 islands, with 7 of them belonging to the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF).
However, some recent academic and cartographic studies report lower totals ranging from approximately 44 to 54 islands, depending on whether reclaimed land, amalgamated islands, and small islets are counted separately.
List of islands
The following is a list of islands based on a source published by Singapore's National Library Board.
For civilian use
{| class="wikitable sortable static-row-numbers static-row-header-hash" id="SGIsland"
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! Island || Planning Area || Region || Area (km<sup>2</sup>) || Area (sq mi)
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| Singapore Island || colspan='2' ||
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| Pulau Ubin || North-Eastern Islands || Northeast Region ||
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| Sentosa || Southern Islands || Central Region ||
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| Pulau Bukom Kechil || Western Islands || West Region ||
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| Pulau Bukom || Western Islands || West Region ||
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| Pulau Serangoon (Coney Island) || Punggol || Northeast Region ||
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| Pulau Buloh || Lim Chu Kang || North Region ||
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| Pulau Brani || Southern Islands || Central Region ||
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| Pulau Sebarok || Western Islands || West Region ||
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| Pulau Sakijang Pelepah (Lazarus Island) || Southern Islands || Central Region ||
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| Pulau Sakijang Bendera (Saint John's Island) || Southern Islands || Central Region ||
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| Pulau Seletar || Simpang || North Region ||
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| Pulau Berkas || Western Islands || West Region ||
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| Pulau Hantu || Western Islands || West Region ||
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| Pulau Kusu || Southern Islands || Central Region ||
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| Pulau Keppel || Western Islands || Central Region ||
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| Pulau Subar Laut (Sisters' Island) || Southern Islands || Central Region ||
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| Pulau Subar Darat (Sisters' Island) || Southern Islands || Central Region ||
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| Pulau Satumu || Western Islands || West Region ||
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| Pulau Palawan || Southern Islands || Central Region ||
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| Pulau Biola || Southern Islands || Central Region ||
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| Pulau Samulun || Western Islands || West Region ||
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| Pulau Jong || Western Islands || West Region ||
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| Pulau Salu || Western Islands || West Region ||
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| Pulau Anak Bukom || Western Islands || West Region ||
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| Pedra Branca || Changi Bay || East Region ||
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| Sultan Shoal || Tuas || West Region ||
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| Pulau Damar Laut || Jurong East || West Region || ||
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| Pulau Damien || North-Eastern Islands || Northeast Region || ||
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| Pulau Ketam || North-Eastern Islands || Northeast Region || ||
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| Pulau Khatib Bongsu || Simpang || North Region || ||
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| Pulau Malang Siajar || North-Eastern Islands || Northeast Region || ||
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| Pulau Seringat || Southern Islands || Central Region || ||
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| Pulau Seringat Kechil || Southern Islands || Central Region || ||
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| Pulau Tekukor || Southern Islands || Central Region || ||
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| Pulau Unum || North-Eastern Islands || Northeast Region || ||
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| Pulau Ular || Southern Islands || Central Region || ||
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| Batu Belalai || North-Eastern Islands || Northeast Region || ||
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| Pulau Renggis || Southern Islands || Central Region || ||
|}
For military use
{| class="wikitable sortable static-row-numbers static-row-header-hash" id="SGIsland2"
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! Island || Planning Area || Region || Area (km<sup>2</sup>) || Area (sq mi)
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| Pulau Tekong || North-Eastern Islands || Northeast Region ||
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| Pulau Sudong || Western Islands || West Region ||
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| Pulau Senang || Western Islands || West Region ||
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| Pulau Pawai || Western Islands || West Region ||
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| Pulau Sarimbun || Western Water Catchment || West Region ||
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| Pulau Bajau || Western Water Catchment || West Region || ||
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| Pulau Pergam || Western Water Catchment || West Region || ||
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Artificial islands
{| class="wikitable sortable static-row-numbers static-row-header-hash" id="SGIsland3"
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! Island || Planning Area
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|Cocos (Keeling) Islands || Sovereignty transferred to Australia in 1955
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|Pulau Saigon || Central Area || Added to the southern bank of the Singapore River in the late 20th century
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| Terumbu Retan Laut || Queenstown || Merged to form part of Pasir Panjang Container Terminal of the main island
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| Pulau Selugu || Southern Islands || Merged to form part of Sentosa
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| Pulau Buaya || rowspan='17' | Western Islands || rowspan='13' | Merged to form part of Jurong Island
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| Pulau Sakra
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| Pulau Bakau
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| Pulau Ayer Chawan
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| Pulau Ayer Merbau
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| Pulau Merlimau
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| Pulau Pesek
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| Pulau Pesek Kechil
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| Pulau Seraya
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| Pulau Meskol
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| Pulau Mesemut Laut
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| Pulau Mesemut Darat
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| Anak Pulau
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| Pulau Seking || Merged to form part of Pulau Semakau
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| Pulau Karang Campong || Merged to form part of Tuas
|}
References
External links
- The Islands That Made Us: The Forgotten Islands - A documentary about Singapore's islands, produced by Channel News Asia in 2019.
- Singapore Archipelago - A docuseries about the history of Singapore's islands, produced by Sitting In Pictures in 2021, available on meWatch.