Pulau Sarimbun

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Pulau Sarimbun
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Pulau Sarimbun
Geography
Location Straits of Johor
Coordinates 1°26′3.192″N103°41′6″E / 1.43422000°N 103.68500°E / 1.43422000; 103.68500 Coordinates: 1°26′3.192″N103°41′6″E / 1.43422000°N 103.68500°E / 1.43422000; 103.68500
Area1.4 ha (3.5 acres)
Administration

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]

William Arthur Bates Goodall was a regular visitor in the 1920s and subsequently lived there permanently in the 1930s until his death in 1941. [4]

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References

  1. 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.
  2. Morris, Jean (14 October 1935). "A DAY'S SAILING IN THE TEBRAU STRAITS" . Retrieved 21 February 2016 via NewspaperSG.
  3. "Islands of Singapore". Singapore Infopedia. National Library Board, Singapore. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
  4. "'Robinson Crusoe of Johore Straits', Straits Times 12/08/1937, retrieved September 2015".