Sentosa | |
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 Looking south (top) and north (bottom) of Sentosa Island | |
| Nickname: The State of Fun | |
 Location in Singapore | |
| Coordinates: 1°14′53″N 103°49′48″E / 1.248°N 103.830°E | |
| Country | Singapore |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | South West CDC |
| • Members of Parliament | West Coast GRC |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4.71 km2 (1.82 sq mi) |
| Rail services | North East Line and Circle Line at HarbourFront Station Sentosa Express |
| Major landmarks | Resorts World Sentosa Universal Studios Singapore Fort Siloso Capella Singapore |
 Sentosa's logo | |
| Location | Sentosa Island |
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| Opened | 1972 |
| Theme | Fantasy, adventure |
| Slogan | Asia's Favourite Playground / Singapore's Island Resort / The State of Fun / Where discovery never ends |
Sentosa Island, known mononymously as Sentosa, is an island located off the southern coast of Singapore's main island.[1] The island is separated from the main island of Singapore by a channel of water, the Keppel Harbour, and is adjacent to Pulau Brani, a smaller island wedged between Sentosa and the main island.
Formerly used as a British military base and afterwards as a Japanese prisoner-of-war camp, the island was renamed Sentosa in the 1970s to become a popular tourist destination. It is now home to a popular resort that receives up to 25 million visitors per year.[2] Attractions include a 2.5 km (1.6 mi) long sheltered beach, Madame Tussauds Singapore, an extensive cable car network, Fort Siloso, two golf courses, 14 hotels as well as the Resorts World Sentosa, which features the Universal Studios Singapore theme park and one of Singapore's two casinos, the other being in Marina Bay Sands.
Sentosa is also widely known as being the location of the 2018 North Korea–United States Singapore Summit, where North Korean Chairman Kim Jong-un and U.S. President Donald Trump met at the Capella Singapore located on the island. This was the first-ever meeting between the leaders of North Korea and the United States.[3] As an island geared towards recreation and tourism with its casino and resorts under a tropical climate, as well as residences for the wealthy, Sentosa is more than twice the size of Monaco.
- ^ "Sentosa Island". Archived from the original on 8 June 2019. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
- ^ "Sentosa Annual Report 2012/2013". Sentosa. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
- ^ "Joint Statement of President Donald J. Trump of the United States of America and Chairman Kim Jong Un of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea at the Singapore Summit". whitehouse.gov. 12 June 2018. Archived from the original on 20 January 2021. Retrieved 28 February 2019 – via National Archives.