Pulau Sarimbun
.svg)  Location within Singapore | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Straits of Johor |
| Coordinates | 1°26′3.192″N 103°41′6″E / 1.43422000°N 103.68500°E |
| Area | 1.4 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 hectares.[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. He was referred to as the "Robinson Crusoe" of the island by the press at the time.[4]
History
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Morris, Jean (14 October 1935). "A DAY'S SAILING IN THE TEBRAU STRAITS". Retrieved 21 February 2016 – via NewspaperSG.
- ↑ "Islands of Singapore". Singapore Infopedia. National Library Board, Singapore. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
- ↑ "'Robinson Crusoe of Johore Straits', Straits Times 12/08/1937, retrieved September 2015".
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