Sentosa

Also known as Sentosa Island

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.

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
Settlement.blank3_name_sec1: 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

via Wikipedia infobox

Official website

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Plan your Sentosa visit - attractions, beaches, hotels, dining and events on Singapore's resort island. Find tickets, opening hours and getting here.

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Encyclopedic overview

35 sections

Contents

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

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.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Sentosa” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.