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Sentosa
5ha of natural rocky shore with coral reefs and some
seagrasses. Interesting cliff formations with rare native coastal
vegetation.
Uniquely Singapore! The reefs of Sentosa are only minutes from
the city centre! More about our city reefs.
Legends of Sentosa
Its previous name, Pulau Blakang Mati, ("blakang" means "behind",
and "mati" means "death") points to a legend about a Malay that was
murdered behind the hill. It may have also been a reference to the
piracy and bloodshed that once pervaded the island. In 1968, when
the Government decided to develop the island into a holiday resort,
the public was invited to suggest names and "Sentosa" - meaning "peace
& tranquility" in Malay - was eventually chosen.
Sentosa today
Sentosa is being developed as a holiday resort with many large-scale
projects. However, bits of the natural island still remains.
Marine life of Sentosa
On Sentosa's last long stretch of natural shore next to Rasa Sentosa
at Tanjung Rimau, a variety of hard and soft corals remain. The water
on Sentosa is surprisingly, the clearest among the Southern Shores
at low tide. Commonly encountered animals include octopuses, butterflyfishes
and a wide variety of crabs seldom seen on other Southern Shores.
The rocky shore is rich with native coastal plants. Photo gallery
of intertidal marine life
on Sentosa.

Sentosa is ALIVE!
In 2006, a group of wild volunteers did a seagrass
survey of Sentosa; they helped gather data and had
fun too! As a result of the Sentosa transect, these volunteers
have started TeamSeagrass
to monitor seagrasses on many other Singapore shores!
Doomed Sentosa shores?
More about natural shores on Sentosa that may
be affected by reclamation for the IR.
To raise awareness of Sentosa's natural shores, the Naked
Hermit Crabs started conducting walks during low tide since 2007.
Visit their blog for updates on this walk, currently not very regular
due to low resource support for the group.
Getting there
Nearest MRT station: Harbour Front
Sentosa Bus: Departs HarbourFront Centre Bus Terminal (Sun-Thu):
7am-11pm (Fri, Sat & eve of public holidays) 7am-12.30am. S$3 per
person (S$2 island admission; S$1 transportation by Sentosa Bus)
Last bus leaving Sentosa: 11pm (Sun - Thu) 12.30am (Fri, Sat and Eve
of Public Holidays)
By private car: S$2 per car per entry; $2 per person island admission
for all persons onboard. Free parking at designated carparks on the
island.
By taxi: $2 per person island admission for all persons onboard.
More details on the Sentosa
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Links
Plans for the
Sentosa Integrated Resort (IR)
Sentosa has
living wild reefs!
General description
Field
guides and references
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