Pulau Tekong (Republic of Singapore)

Malaysia / Johor / Pasir Gudang / Republic of Singapore
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Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pulau_Tekong
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Coordinates:   1°24'15"N   104°2'55"E

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  • Pulau Tekong is the largest of Singapore's outlying islands with an area of 24.43 km², and the island is still expanding due to land reclamation works on its southern and northwestern coasts which will eventually subsume many of its surrounding small islets, including Pulau Tekong Kechil. Pulau Tekong is found off Singapore's northeastern coast, east of Pulau Ubin. Geographically, it is nearer to Johor, Malaysia than the Singapore mainland itself. The Pulau Tekong Reservoir is also on the island.
  • Today, Pulau Tekong is used exclusively as a training base for various Singapore Army Units. Home to the Basic Military Training Centre (BMTC), this is also where young Singaporean males are conscripted into National Service. The School of Infantry Specialists (SISPEC), which was situated two kilometres from BMTC, relocated to a new campus at Pasir Laba Camp in December 2005. A new training area, called San Yong Kong Field Camp, has been completed on the reclaimed land south of Dogra Bridge. Built by the Combat Engineers, this field camp will be used to train Infantry and Guards battalions. It also provides habitat to some wild animals that are rarely seen in mainland Singapore such as the Leopard Cat, Sunda Slow Loris and Sunda Pangolin.
  • The map marked "Pulau Tekong (Malaysia)" is wrong. It is Singapore territory.
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