Pulau Jong
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Pulau Jong 炯岛 ஜாங் தீவு | |
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 Pulau Jong in 2014 | |
.svg)  Pulau Jong Location of Pulau Jong within Singapore | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Southeast Asia |
| Coordinates | 1°12′54″N 103°47′12″E / 1.21500°N 103.78667°E |
| Archipelago | Malay Archipelago |
| Area | 0.6 ha (1.5 acres) |
| Highest point | 23.4 metres (77 ft) |
| Administration | |
| Planning Area | Western Islands |
Pulau Jong[a] is a small islet located in the Singapore Strait, just off the southern coast of Singapore Island. It covers an area of 0.6 hectares (1.5 acres).[1]
The island has a recorded history of vascular plant studies dating back to Richard Eric Holttum in 1925, with later references by James Sinclair in 1950 and Anne Johnson in 1977. The island was selected for a botanical survey due to its largely undisturbed state, attributed to its steep terrain, small size, lack of freshwater, and a long-standing reputation for being haunted, factors that have discouraged human settlement.[2]
Geography
Pulau Jong is a small, dome-shaped island of approximately 0.6 hectares off the southern coast of the Singapore mainland. The island is surrounded by Pulau Bukom to the northwest, Pulau Sakeng to the southwest, and Pulau Sebarok to the southeast. The island remains untouched by man, with virtually no settlement proofs. Ancient accounts report a few headstones on the shore and a peeling flagpole at the summit, a 23.4-metre (77 ft) high point.[3]
Geologically, Pulau Jong is important as the type locality of the Jong Facies. It is made up of beds of alternating roundedstone conglomerate and sandstone with occasional beds of mudstone. While there is no direct climatic record in the island, its climate would be comparable to mainland Singapore's, which is an equatorial climate with high temperature, humidity, and rain throughout the year.[3]
