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Uniquely Singapore: City Reefs!

The living reefs of Singapore's Southern Islands has a bewildering variety of hard corals. Our reefs teem with life, such as clown anemonefishes (better known as 'Nemo'), sea horses, giant clams and more. There can be reached within minutes of the city centre and can be explored at low tide by non-divers, young children and ordinary people. Labrador, our last mainland reef, is particularly popular with students. Divers can also enjoy spectacular sights on our Southern reefs, such as a wall of sea anemones thick with anemonefishes.

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Labrador shorelink to the Blue Tempeh blog

Natural living shores can still be seen on Labrador, Sentosa, Kusu Island, St. John's Island, Sisters Islands and Lazarus Island.

Diving our Southern shores
Just off Sentosa are the beautiful submerged reefs of Buran and Midway. Here are some photos by Jani of a dive at Buran and another dive there on her Blue Tempeh blog; as she describes it "ANEMONE HEAVEN. WALLS and WALLS of anemones with cute anemonefish". Jani also has more links and photos of dives at all our Southern reefs including other reefs less frequently visited by divers.

Further to the South are the rich reefs of Pulau Hantu and Pulau Semakau which are also accessible to the public.

Reclamation of our Southern reefs
Kias and Renget were created by reclamation of what was originally a small island surrounded by a large rich and living reef. The reclaimed areas are clearly contrasted with the natural areas in the aerial google map below, and includes a curved man-made beach between Renget and Lazarus. Lazarus itself, however, retains some of its original forest and marine habitats.



uniquely Singapore: City reefs a response to plans to develop the Southern Islands
more photos
city reefs index
labrador | sentosa | kusu island | st. john's island | sisters islands | lazarus island


 
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