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Pulau Ubin is a small island (10 km²) situated north east of Singapore, beside Pulau Tekong. The name literally means "Granite Island" in Malay, which explains the many abandoned granite quarries there.
Granite mining supported a few thousand settlers in the 1960s, but only a hundred villagers live there today. It is also one of the very few off-shore islands in Singapore that is still inhabitated.
Outward Bound Singapore has camps at Pulau Ubin and uses it as a training ground for some of its programmes (http://www.obs.pa.gov.sg/programmes/obs.htm).
Visitors may travel to the island via a 10 min bumboat ride from the Changi Village jetty. Cost is 2 SDG per head.
Of all the attractions in Pulau Ubin, only 1 is worthy of mention: Tanjung Chek Jawa. Previously a coral reef 5000 years ago, it can be said to be virtually unspoilt, with a variety of marine wildlife comparable to other islands, such as sea hares, sea squirts, octopi, starfishes, sand dollars, fishes, sponges, cuttlefishes, nudibranches and more.
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