Marina South

Marina South
Name transcription(s)
• Chinese	滨海南
• Pinyin	Bīnhǎinán
• Hokkien POJ	Pin-hái-lâm
• Malay	Marina Selatan
• Tamil	மெரினா செளத்
Country	Singapore

Marina South is a planning area located within the Central Area of the Central Region of Singapore. It is largely home to Gardens by the Bay as well as the Marina Barrage. The name has also been used to refer to the larger peninsula the planning area is situated on, which encompasses the planning areas of Straits View and a portion of the Downtown Core.

Marina South is bordered by Marina East to the north and northeast, Straits View to the southwest, the Downtown Core to the north and west, as well as the Singapore Straits to the south and east.

Land at Marina Centre and Marina South was reclaimed from the sea to form a sheltered body of water that came to be known as Marina Bay. After allowing for the reclaimed land to settle, the area was developed to allow kite flying and the playing of soccer as an interim measure. Commercial districts were also constructed to allow outdoor dining, bowling alleys and gaming arcades. In its hey-day back in the early 1990s, teenagers flocked to the area as there used to be Singapore's only Cantonese discothèque – Canto, but it has since closed down due to dwindling business.

In the late 1970s, the Marina South was reclaimed from the sea. It was aimed to provide additional land near the Central Business Center of Singapore. An integrated resort, Marina Bay Sands, is built on the northern shore of Marina South which completed in 2010. It is situated next to the Gardens by the Bay and the Marina Bay Financial Centre, which will be completed in 2013.

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