Sentosa
Sign in to saveSentosa Island ( ), known mononymously as Sentosa, is an island located off the southern coast of Singapore's main island. The island is separated from the main island of Singapore by a channel of water, the Keppel Harbour, and is adjacent to Pulau Brani, a smaller island wedged between Sentosa and the main island.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Sentosa
- Settlement.nickname
- The State of Fun
- Settlement.image_skyline
- 1 sentosa aerial 2016.jpg
- Settlement.imagesize
- 300px
- Settlement.image_blank_emblem
- 1 sentosa aerial panorama 2016 from south.jpg
- Settlement.blank_emblem_type
- Looking south (top) and north (bottom) of Sentosa Island
- Settlement.blank_emblem_size
- 300px
- Settlement.map_caption
- Location in Singapore
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Island of Singapore
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Singapore
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 4.71
- Settlement.blank_name_sec1
- Rail services
- Settlement.blank_info_sec1
- North East Line and Circle Line at HarbourFront StationSentosa Express
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- Major landmarks
- Settlement.blank3_info_sec1
- Resorts World SentosaUniversal Studios SingaporeFort SilosoCapella Singapore
- Settlement.leader_title
- Mayor
- Settlement.leader_name
- Central Singapore CDC Denise Phua
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Article
35 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- History
- Early period
- Pulau Blakang Mati
- Fort Siloso and Sarang Rimau
- Fort Connaught
- Fort Serapong
- Second World War
- 1945–1972
- Tourism development from the 1970s
- Stagnation in the 1990s
- Relaunch in the 2000s
- 2018
- 2024 oil spill
- Geography
- Facilities
- Transport
- Cable Car and mainland buses
- [[Sentosa Express]]
- Bus Terminal
- Car/foot
- Beach Shuttle
- Attractions
- Operating attractions
- Defunct attractions
- Beaches
- Other facilities
- Hotels
- Spa
- Events
- Resorts World Sentosa
- Sustainability
- See also
- References
- External links
Sentosa Island ( ), known mononymously as Sentosa, is an island located off the southern coast of Singapore's main island. The island is separated from the main island of Singapore by a channel of water, the Keppel Harbour, and is adjacent to Pulau Brani, a smaller island wedged between Sentosa and the main island.
Formerly used as a British military base and afterwards as a Japanese prisoner-of-war camp, the island was renamed Sentosa in the 1970s to become a popular tourist destination. It is now home to a popular resort that receives up to 25 million visitors per year. Attractions include a long sheltered beach, Madame Tussauds Singapore, an extensive cable car network, Fort Siloso, two golf courses, 14 hotels as well as the Resorts World Sentosa, which features the Universal Studios Singapore theme park and one of Singapore's two casinos, the other being in Marina Bay Sands.