Pulau Sarimbun
Pulau Sarimbun (previously also spelled Pulau Serimbun or Pulau Srimbun[1]) is a small island situated in the Straits of Johor,[2] off the north-western coast of Singapore. Located within Singapore waters, it has an area of 1.4 hectare.[3]
.svg.png)  Pulau Sarimbun | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Straits of Johor |
| Coordinates | 1°26′3.192″N 103°41′6″E |
| Area | 1.4 ha (3.5 acres) |
| Administration | |
It has been inhabited in the 1930s by William Arthur Bates Goodall. Goodall was a regular visitor in the 1920s and subsequently lived there permanently in the 1930s till his death in 1941.[4]
References
- 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. 48. ISBN 978-981-07-2589-1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-01-28.
- Morris, Jean (14 October 1935). "A DAY'S SAILING IN THE TEBRAU STRAITS". Retrieved 21 February 2016 – via NewspaperSG.
- "Islands of Singapore". Singapore Infopedia. National Library Board, Singapore. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
- "'Robinson Crusoe of Johore Straits', Straits Times 12/08/1937, retrieved September 2015".
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