1°11′10.06″N 103°43′29″E / 1.1861278°N 103.72472°E
Pulau Pawai | |
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Name transcription(s) | |
• Chinese | 巴歪岛 |
• Pinyin | bāwāi dǎo |
• Malay | Pulau Pawai |
Coordinates: 1°11′09″N 103°43′29″E / 1.1857°N 103.7246°E | |
Country | Singapore |
Pulau Pawai, also known as Alligator Island during the colonial times,[1] is a 182,000-square-metre (1,959,032-square-foot) island located within the Singapore Armed Forces Live Firing Area. It is located off the southwestern coast of Singapore, between Pulau Sudong to its north and Pulau Satumu to its south. It is one of the three islands owned by the Singapore Armed Forces for live firing exercises, the other two being Pulau Sudong and Pulau Senang.