Southern Islands, Singapore (8 July 2011)
Southern Islands (Malay: Kepulauan Selatan; Simplified Chinese: 南部群岛, Traditional Chinese: 南部群島, Pinyin: Nánbù Qúndǎo) is a planning area emcompassing the islands to the south of the main
Singapore island. It is grouped under the Central Region of Singapore. Although it covers a wide sea area, the Southern Islands planning area has a total land area of just 6.07 square kilometers. This planning area is divided into two subzones namely Sentosa and Southern Group.
The Southern Islands are located to the immediate south of
Bukit Merah. The biggest of these islands is
Sentosa. Other islands in the planning area include
Saint John's Island,
Lazarus Island and the two
Sisters Islands.