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Lazarus Island

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The island and nearby St Johns Island was originally a penal colony and a quarantine station initially for cholera, beri-beri then later for leprosy - a termed lazaretto - which may have been later changed to Lazarus. Lepers may also have been transferred to Lazarus Island (the connection being that
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A Gazetteer of the Singapore Locality Names of the Collections of the Herbarium, Singapore Botanic Gardens
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Chen, Junhao; Chong, Kwek Yan; Yee, Alex T. K.; Tan, Hugh T.W. (2014).
360: 237: 129: 673: 888: 268: 342: 509:Pulau Sakijang Bendera (St. John's Island) 349: 335: 50: 38: 356: 514:Pulau Sakijang Pelepah (Lazarus Island) 889: 330: 13: 14: 913: 216:Lazarus island was also known as 200:in Singapore. It is south of the 122: 208:, which is reachable by ferry. 679:Singapore Island (Pulau Ujong) 299: 262: 1: 255: 244:the biblical character. 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Archived from 277: 266: 198:Southern Islands 196:, is one of the 192:, also known as 156:Southern Islands 128: 126: 125: 109: 108: 106: 105: 104: 99: 95: 92: 91: 90: 87: 71:Singapore Strait 54: 42: 22: 18: 917: 916: 912: 911: 910: 908: 907: 906: 887: 886: 885: 880: 764: 760:Treasure Island 735:Paradise Island 715:Japanese Garden 688: 590:Pulau Serangoon 538:One Tree Island 363: 355: 325: 324: 315: 313: 305: 304: 300: 292: 286: 275: 267: 263: 258: 214: 133: 123: 121: 102: 100: 96: 93: 89:103°51′19.296″E 88: 85: 83: 81: 80: 57: 45: 33: 32: 17: 12: 11: 5: 915: 905: 904: 899: 882: 881: 879: 878: 873: 868: 863: 861:Pulau Semechek 858: 853: 848: 843: 838: 833: 828: 823: 818: 813: 808: 806:Pulau Merlimau 803: 798: 793: 788: 783: 781:Berhala Reping 778: 772: 770: 766: 765: 763: 762: 757: 752: 747: 742: 737: 732: 727: 722: 717: 712: 707: 702: 700:Chinese Garden 696: 694: 690: 689: 687: 686: 681: 676: 671: 666: 661: 656: 645:Pulau Tembakul 642: 637: 632: 627: 617: 607: 602: 600:Pulau Seringat 597: 587: 577: 571: 561: 556: 551: 541: 531: 529:Pulau Sarimbun 526: 521: 516: 511: 506: 501: 496: 491: 486: 481: 476: 471: 466: 460: 450: 445: 440: 435: 430: 421: 412: 407: 402: 392: 387: 382: 377: 371: 369: 365: 364: 354: 353: 346: 339: 331: 323: 322: 298: 295:on 2017-01-28. 284: 260: 259: 257: 254: 234:Pulau Seringat 213: 210: 190:Lazarus Island 185: 184: 183: 182: 175: 171: 170: 168:West Coast GRC 165: 159: 158: 153: 147: 146: 144:Central Region 141: 135: 134: 119: 116: 115: 114:Administration 111: 110: 86:1°13′20.1354″N 78: 74: 73: 68: 64: 63: 59: 58: 55: 47: 46: 43: 35: 34: 30: 25: 20:Lazarus Island 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 914: 903: 900: 898: 895: 894: 892: 877: 874: 872: 869: 867: 864: 862: 859: 857: 854: 852: 849: 847: 844: 842: 841:Pulau Sejahat 839: 837: 834: 832: 829: 827: 824: 822: 819: 817: 814: 812: 809: 807: 804: 802: 799: 797: 794: 792: 789: 787: 784: 782: 779: 777: 774: 773: 771: 767: 761: 758: 756: 753: 751: 748: 746: 743: 741: 738: 736: 733: 731: 730:Nibong Island 728: 726: 723: 721: 720:Jurong Island 718: 716: 713: 711: 708: 706: 703: 701: 698: 697: 695: 691: 685: 682: 680: 677: 675: 672: 670: 667: 665: 662: 660: 657: 654: 650: 646: 643: 641: 640:Pulau Tekukor 638: 636: 633: 631: 628: 625: 621: 618: 615: 611: 608: 606: 603: 601: 598: 595: 591: 588: 585: 584:Sarong Island 581: 578: 575: 572: 569: 565: 562: 560: 559:Pulau Semakau 557: 555: 554:Pulau Seletar 552: 549: 548:Middle Island 545: 544:Pulau Sebarok 542: 539: 535: 532: 530: 527: 525: 524:Pulau Samulun 522: 520: 517: 515: 512: 510: 507: 505: 504:Pulau Renggis 502: 500: 497: 495: 492: 490: 489:Pulau Palawan 487: 485: 482: 480: 477: 475: 472: 470: 467: 465:(Junk Island) 464: 461: 458: 454: 451: 449: 446: 444: 441: 439: 436: 434: 431: 429: 425: 422: 420: 416: 413: 411: 408: 406: 403: 400: 399:Violin Island 396: 393: 391: 388: 386: 383: 381: 378: 376: 373: 372: 370: 366: 362: 359: 352: 347: 345: 340: 338: 333: 332: 329: 312: 308: 302: 291: 287: 281: 274: 273: 265: 261: 253: 251: 247: 241: 239: 235: 231: 227: 223: 219: 209: 207: 203: 199: 195: 191: 181: 178: 177: 176: 172: 169: 166: 164: 160: 157: 154: 152: 151:Planning Area 148: 145: 142: 140: 136: 132: 131: 117: 112: 107: 79: 75: 72: 69: 65: 60: 53: 48: 41: 36: 28: 23: 866:Pulau Seraya 836:Pulau Saigon 821:Pulau Meskol 755:Sandy Island 740:Pearl Island 705:Coral Island 684:Sultan Shoal 635:Pulau Tekong 630:Pulau Sudong 594:Coney Island 580:Pulau Selugu 564:Pulau Senang 534:Pulau Satumu 513: 499:Pulau Pergam 469:Pulau Keppel 457:Ghost Island 448:Pulau Damien 438:Pulau Busing 390:Pulau Berkas 375:Pedra Branca 314:. 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Native name


Singapore Strait
1°13′20.1354″N 103°51′19.296″E / 1.222259833°N 103.85536000°E / 1.222259833; 103.85536000
Singapore
Region
Central Region
Planning Area
Southern Islands
Constituency
West Coast GRC
Rachel Ong Sin Yen
Southern Islands
main island of Singapore
Saint John's Island
Malay
Pulau Seringat
sand bank
Order of Saint Lazarus
Leper colony
A Gazetteer of the Singapore Locality Names of the Collections of the Herbarium, Singapore Botanic Gardens
ISBN
978-981-07-2589-1
the original
"Lazarus Island"
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