Pulau Sudong
| English | Pulau Sudong |
| Chinese | 苏东岛 |
| (Pinyin | sūdōng dǎo) |
| Malay | Pulau Sudong |
| Tamil |
Pulau Sudong is a 209-hectare coral island off the southern coast of Singapore. The island was enlarged through land reclamation, and is currently part of a military training area. The island has an airstrip and a dock, vegetated by dense foliage.
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Etymology and history
Sudong is the same as tudong in Malay, a cone-shaped food cover made from matting; it is also used as head covers by padi planters.
The government malaria research station, originally on Pulau Belakang Mati, was on the island.
Reference
- Victor R Savage, Brenda S A Yeoh (2004), Toponymics - A Study of Singapore Street Names, Eastern University Press, ISBN 981-210-364-3
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