Pulau Sajahat (

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for Sajahat Island), was a small

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about 1.2

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s located off the north-eastern coast of

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, near

Pulau Tekong Pulau may refer to: *Pulau virus (PuV), a novel strain of Nelson Bay orthoreovirus species *Pulau River, a river of West Papua and Papua New Guinea See also *List of islands of Malaysia – "Pulau" means "island" in the Malay language *Pulao (di ...

. The island, together with its smaller companion Pulau Sejahat Kechil, has been subsumed by Pulau Tekong with the

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works on Pulau Tekong's southern and northwestern coasts.

References

*National Heritage Board (2002), ''Singapore's 100 Historic Places'', Archipelago Press, *Victor R Savage, Brenda S A Yeoh (2004), ''Toponymics - A Study of Singapore Street Names'', Eastern University Press, * National Heritage Board's plaque at

Changi Beach Park Changi Beach Park (Chinese: 樟宜海滨公园, Malay: Taman Pantai Changi, Tamil: சாங்கி கடலோர பூங்கா ) is a beach park located at the northern tip of Changi in the eastern region of Singapore. The 28-hectare b ...

External links

Satellite image of Pulau Sejahat and Pulau Sejahat Kechil
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Pulau Sejahat Image gallery
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