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Story Maps

Islands of Singapore

15 December 2021

Discover our offshore islands in this story map

Scenic island with a pier, trees, and clear water, alongside text "Islands of Singapore, Start Your Journey".

Off the shores of Singapore's main island lie dozens of little hidden slices of paradise, namely our offshore islands. Awaiting there are scenic areas of rustic charm, delicate ecological habitats and troves of cultural treasures - our very own Islands of Paradise. Discover some of our offshore islands around Singapore in this story map.

View the story map in full screen (opens in new tab) or on your mobile device by scanning the QR code below.

A QR code with the text "GO.gov.sg" and a logo in the center.
Notes

  1. This story map is not a comprehensive coverage of the nature areas in Singapore.

  2. The base map used in this story map is the Singapore Land Authority's OneMap (opens in new tab).

  3. This story map used related Infopedia articles and other NLB digitised resources in NL Online (opens in new tab), BiblioAsia (opens in new tab), Roots (opens in new tab), The Long And Winding Road (opens in new tab), and Wild Shores of Singapore (opens in new tab)as references. It also consulted the following books: Singapore Street Names: A Study of Toponymics (opens in new tab) (2013), What’s in the Name?: How the Streets and Villages in Singapore Got Their Names (opens in new tab) (2018), Ray Tyers’ Singapore: Then & Now (opens in new tab) (2018), and Singapore: A Guide to Buildings, Streets, Places (opens in new tab) (1988).

  4. This story map was made by Serene Koh and Yeo Soon Ping.

Image Credit

Photo by Ria Tan via Flickr (opens in new tab) (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)