Geography of Singapore
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230
30
22
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137
32
23
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168
33
24
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179
33
24
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172
32
24
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245
32
25
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157
31
24
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176
31
24
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159
31
24
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194
31
24
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297
31
24
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348
30
23
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9
85
72
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5.4
89
74
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6.6
92
75
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7
91
76
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6.8
90
76
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9.7
90
76
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6.2
88
76
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6.9
88
76
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6.2
88
76
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7.6
88
75
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12
87
75
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14
86
73
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Singapore is a small, heavily urbanised, island city-state in Southeast Asia, located at the end of the Malayan Peninsula between Malaysia and Indonesia. Singapore has a total land area of 719.1 square kilometres (277.6 sq mi).
The Singapore area comprises mainland and other islands. The mainland of Singapore measures 50 kilometres (31 mi) from east to west and 27 kilometres (17 mi) from north to south with 193 kilometres (120 mi) of coastline. These figures are based on 2.515 metres (8 ft 3.0 in) High Water Mark cadastral survey boundaries.
Singapore is separated from Indonesia by the Singapore Strait and from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor.
Singapore's main territory is a diamond-shaped island, although its territory includes surrounding smaller islands. The farthest outlying island is Pedra Branca. Of Singapore's dozens of smaller islands, Jurong Island, Pulau Tekong, Pulau Ubin and Sentosa are the larger ones. Most of Singapore is no more than 15 meters above sea level.
The highest point of Singapore is Bukit Timah Hill, with a height of 165 m (538 ft) and made up of igneous rock, granite. Hills and valleys of sedimentary rock dominate the northwest, while the eastern region consists of sandy and flatter land. Singapore has no natural lakes, but reservoirs and water catchment areas have been constructed to store fresh water for Singapore's water supply.
Singapore has reclaimed land with earth obtained from its own hills, the seabed, and neighbouring countries. As a result, Singapore's land area has grown from 581.5 km² in the 1960s to 723.2 km² today, and may grow by another 100 km² by 2033.
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