Pulau Jong

About

Pulau Jong is a small islet located in the Singapore Strait, just off the southern coast of Singapore Island. It covers an area of 0.6 hectares (1.5 acres). The island has a recorded history of vascular plant studies dating back to Richard Eric Holttum in 1925, with later references by James Sinclair in 1950 and Anne Johnson in 1977. The island was selected for a botanical survey due to its largely undisturbed state, attributed to its steep terrain, small size, lack of freshwater, and a long-standing reputation for being haunted, factors that have discouraged human settlement.

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