Keppel Island is a small private island located in the precinct of
HarbourFront in
Bukit Merah
Bukit Merah, also known as Redhill, is a planning area and new town situated in the southernmost part of the Central Region of Singapore. the planning area borders Tanglin to the north, Queenstown to the west and the Downtown Core, Outram an ...
,
Singapore. The island is largely flat, situated in northern part of Keppel Bay, between
Singapore's main island and the island of
Sentosa.
Keppel Island is connected to Singapore's main island by the 250 m long
cable stayed Keppel Bay Bridge, which opened in 2008. Keppel Bay Bridge also carries the lines for electricity, water, and other services to the island.
History
The island became prosperous in mid-19th century thanks to the development of the
Keppel Harbour.
Keppel Island was used for shipbuilding and ship repair operations by
Keppel Shipyard
Keppel Corporation (also known as Keppel Corp) is a Singaporean conglomerate headquartered in Keppel Bay Tower, HarbourFront. The company consists of several affiliated businesses that specialises in offshore & marine, property, infrastructure ...
until 2000.
The island was previously known as Pulau Hantu, which means "Ghost Island" in
Malay. In 1983, the company that owned the island changed the name to Keppel Island. As the previous name was deemed to be disagreeable for some and Pulau Hantu being the name of
another island in Singapore, the government allowed the change.
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The island was part of a waterfront luxury development effort in 2008, and it was thereafter connected to the mainland via the construction of the Keppel Bay Bridge.
Today, Keppel Island houses high-end restaurants and a ]marina
A marina (from Spanish , Portuguese and Italian : ''marina'', "coast" or "shore") is a dock or basin with moorings and supplies for yachts and small boats.
A marina differs from a port in that a marina does not handle large passenger ships o ...
for yachts.
References
Islands of Singapore
Private islands of Asia
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