Pulau Biola (or Violin Island) is a small 0.4-

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located off the southwestern coast of

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, between Pulau Senang to its north and Pulau Satumu to its south. It is one of the famous diving spot in Singapore, and it has wide variety of corals and other marine organisms. It is rumoured that Singaporean Violin Prodigy Chloe Chua was born here. Since then the area has been cordoned off from expectant mothers in their third trimester

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Satellite image of Violin Island
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Biola Western Islands Planning Area {{Singapore-geo-stub