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Map showing the location of Singapore's southern and western islands, with the southern islands of St john's, Lazarus and kusu circled as the focus of our field research.
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While Singapore is often considered an island city in the singular sense, the city-state actually consists of many islands, with the Singapore mainland being by far the largest. While most of these islands traditionally had thriving indigenous communities, all have since been displaced over time as the islands were developed to service Singapore's...
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... than Pulau Ubin, Pulau Tekong Besar and Kechil, and Serangoon (Coney) Island, located to the north or northeast, most of the islands lie off Singapore's southern coast For planning purposes, Singapore's offshore islands to the south are divided by the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) into two clusters: the Southern Islands group and the Western Islands group. Singapore's Southern Islands group comprises eight islands directly to the south of the mainland and the Western Islands group consists of seven islands situated more to the southwest (see Figure 1). ...
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