Sentosa

Sentosa
Official logo of Sentosa
Nickname: 
The State of Fun
Map
Location in Singapore
Coordinates: 1°14′53″N 103°49′48″E / 1.248°N 103.830°E / 1.248; 103.830
CountrySingapore
Government
 • MayorSouth West CDC
 • Members of ParliamentWest Coast GRC
Area
 • Total4.71 km2 (1.82 sq mi)
Rail servicesNorth East Line and Circle Line at HarbourFront Station
Sentosa Express
Major landmarksResorts World Sentosa
Universal Studios Singapore
Fort Siloso
Capella Singapore
Sentosa Island
Sentosa's logo
LocationSentosa Island
Opened1972; 52 years ago (1972)
ThemeFantasy, adventure
SloganAsia'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.

  1. ^ "Sentosa Island". Archived from the original on 8 June 2019. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
  2. ^ "Sentosa Annual Report 2012/2013". Sentosa. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
  3. ^ "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.