Big
Sisters Island (Pulau Subar Laut)
Habitats:
Two sandy lagoons. Southern lagoon sandy, reefy on the inside of the
seawall. Narrow reefy rubble outside the seawalls. Small natural rocky
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Big Sisters Island
1° 12.825'N 103° 50.116'E
10ha, 600m x 200m
(from Google
Earth and Earth
Point)
Facilities: Jetty, public toilet with freshwater, many
shelters and picnic benches. Daily ferry service. |
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Little
Sisters Island (Pulau Subar Darat)
Habitats:
Two sandy lagoons. Northern lagoon reefy at the mouth of the seawalls.
Narrow reefy rubble outside the seawalls with longer reef flat on
western edge.
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Little Sisters Island
1° 12.969'N 103° 49.977'E
4ha, 600m x 200m
(from Google
Earth and Earth
Point)
Facilities: Jetty, public toilet with freshwater, many
shelters and picnic benches. Daily ferry service. |
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two islands are separated by a deep channel with treacherous currents.
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Conservation
status: The two islands are the only shores listed as 'Marine
Nature Area' in the Parks
and Waterbodies Plan, i.e., "Areas contain some nature areas
which have been identified for their biodiversity. They will be kept
for as long as possible until required for development. If development
falls within or in the vicinity of the demarcated areas, ecological
studies may be required as advised by the relevant authority before
any development proceeds". Listed for use as 'Sports and Recreation'
in the URA
Master Plan 2008, i.e., "Area to be used or intended to be
used mainly for sports and recreational purposes." It is managed
by Sentosa
Leisure Group.
Current conservation activities: The
islands are one of the survey sites of underwater
coral reef surveys by ReefFriends
of NParks
and the Blue Water Volunteers.
The intertidal area is also regularly surveyed by wildsingapore.
There are ad hoc field trips to showcase the Sisters Islands to key
visitors and personalities.
History: In 1974-75, reclamation
at the Sisters Islands added 5.4ha to them. Seawalls were built to
create the swimming lagoons.
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About
the name: There is an
interesting legend about the unhappy fate of two sisters
that led to the names for these islands. Pulau=Island;
Subar=Fruitful, Darat=Landward, Laut=Seaward. |
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posts about the Sisters Islands on wild shores of singapore |
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