Pulau Saigon

Pulau Saigon

Pulau Saigon
Geography
Location	Southeast Asia
Coordinates	1°17′24″N 103°50′28″E / 1.289922°N 103.841100°ECoordinates: 1°17′24″N 103°50′28″E / 1.289922°N 103.841100°E
Administration
Singapore

Pulau Saigon (alternatively spelled as Pulo Saigon) was a small island in the Singapore River. It used to be located between the banks of Robertson Quay.^[1]

The island was shown as a mangrove marsh in an 1839 map. Subsequent maps have shown it to be located closer to the northern bank of the river. It was first featured by name as Kampong Saigon on a map of 1878.^[2]

Pulau Saigon became an extension of the mainland when the western arm of the river was drained in 1972. In 1991, the eastern arm of the river was drained as well and the island was completely merged with the mainland at Magazine road.^[2] It is no longer depicted on modern maps of Singapore.

References

1. Ong, Cheryl (3 May 2012). "Diversion of river yields gem of a chance" (PDF). The Straits Times. Retrieved 2 May 2016 – via National University of Singapore.
2. Barry, Jennifer (2000). Pulau Saigon: a post-eighteenth century archaeological assemblage recovered from a former island in the Singapore River. Stamford: Rheidol Press. ISBN 0953268519.