Pulau Seletar (Seletar Island)
Pulau Seletar (Seletar Island) is located in Singapore
Pulau Seletar (Seletar Island)
Pulau Seletar (Seletar Island)
Geography
LocationStraits of Johor
Coordinates1°26′33.18″N 103°51′45.3234″E / 1.4425500°N 103.862589833°E / 1.4425500; 103.862589833
Area38.5 ha (95 acres)
Administration

Pulau Seletar (or Seletar Island) is an island situated in the Straits of Johor off the northern coast of Singapore.[1] Located within Singapore waters, it has an area of 38.5 hectare.[2] It lies within a bay into which several streams flow, including the waters of mainland Singapore's only hot spring.[3][4]

Pulau Seletar forms a single subzone of its own, located within the planning area of Simpang.[5]

Pulau Seletar is home to mangrove trees, the tallest of which reach a height of 80 feet.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Chen, Junhao; Chong, Kwek Yan; Yee, Alex T. K.; Tan, Hugh T.W. (2014). A Gazetteer of the Singapore Locality Names of the Collections of the Herbarium, Singapore Botanic Gardens (PDF). Singapore: Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum, National University of Singapore. p. 15. ISBN 978-981-07-2589-1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-01-28.
  2. ↑ "Islands of Singapore". Singapore Infopedia. National Library Board, Singapore. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
  3. ↑ Waller, Edmund (2001). Landscape Planning in Singapore. NUS Press. p. 89. ISBN 9789971692384.
  4. 1 2 United States Hydrographic Office (1962). Publications ... Vol. Issue 70, Issue 162. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 230.
  5. ↑ "Singapore's Simpang Planning Area". Key Location.


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