6 Mar 2019

Rock Tour of Singapore shores!

Go on a rock tour of Singapore without leaving your armchair. Check out this awesome online guide: "A Field Guide to the Geology of Singapore 2nd edition" by Grahame J. H. Oliver and Avijit Gupta on the Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum website.
Rocky shores of St John's Island
Natural rocky shores of St John's Island
just a short boat ride from the Central Business District.
This Guide takes a travel guide book-like excursion compendium approach and shares fascinating insights into some of our amazing geological formations.

The Guide covers a wide variety of rock formations at Pulau Ubin. From the rocks at Ubin Jetty
Rocky shore at Pulau Ubin near Ubin Jetty
And the formations at Chek Jawa.
Chek Jawa boardwalk
Also various quarries at Pulau Ubin, as well as the mysterious Tanjung Tajam near Outward Bound Singapore.
Tanjung Tajam, Pulau Ubin
It also covers Punggol Point.
Living rocky shore at Punggol
It also touches on Sentosa's spectacular rock formations.
Sentosa: Natural cliffs
The guide also takes us to St. John's Island, Lazarus, Kusu Island. Here's a look at the magnificent rocky cliffs and shores of northern St. John's Island.
Natural coastal forest and rocky shores of St. John's Island
At Kusu Island, reclamation has changed the island and its remaining rocky cliff is hidden near the temple.
Rocky cliff at Kusu Island
Labrador Park has among our last magnificent rocky shores on the mainland.
Labrador shore
There are also interesting rock features at Berlayar Creek. Come see them for yourself at 16 Mar (Sat): Celebrating Singapore Shores. FREE, no registration required. Join evening nature walks, enjoy games and prizes, and lots more!
Rocky shore at Berlayar Creek
This is just a small part of the many interesting rocky shores in Singapore. Here's a slideshow of them.
Download the "A Field Guide to the Geology of Singapore 2nd edition" by Grahame J. H. Oliver and Avijit Gupta on the Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum website.

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