Pulau Sudong

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Coordinates: 1°10′30″N, 103°43′17″E

Pulau Sudong

Pulau Sudong highlighted in red
English Pulau Sudong
Chinese 苏东岛
(Pinyin sūdōng dǎo)
Malay Pulau Sudong
Tamil

Pulau Sudong is a 209-hectare coral island off the southern coast of Singapore. The island was enlarged through land reclamation, and is currently part of a military training area. The island has an airstrip and a dock, vegetated by dense foliage.

[edit] Etymology and history

Sudong is the same as tudong in Malay, a cone-shaped food cover made from matting; it is also used as head covers by padi planters.

The government malaria research station, originally on Pulau Belakang Mati, was on the island.

The southernmost of the Western Islands, Singapore. Panoramic view of Pulau Satumu (Raffles Lighthouse), Pulau Biola, Pulau Senang, Pulau Pawai and Pulau Sudong, from Pulau Semakau.
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The southernmost of the Western Islands, Singapore. Panoramic view of Pulau Satumu (Raffles Lighthouse), Pulau Biola, Pulau Senang, Pulau Pawai and Pulau Sudong, from Pulau Semakau.

[edit] Reference

  • Victor R Savage, Brenda S A Yeoh (2004), Toponymics - A Study of Singapore Street Names, Eastern University Press, ISBN 981-210-364-3

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