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Sentosa, which means tranquility in Malay, is a popular island resort which is visited by some two million people a year. It is a major tourist attraction with a musical fountain, two golf courses and two 5 star hotels.
Sentosa Island is just a few hundred yards from the mainland. There's an excellent aquarium, dolphin lagoon, Butterfly Park, musical fountain and many other attractions. Elder people may want to just laze on the beach. There's an admission charge to the island as well as to many of the attractions.
The island has an area of 5 square kilometers. It lies just half a kilometer away from the southern coast of the main island of Singapore. It is Singapore's fourth largest island. 70% of the island is covered by secondary rainforest, the habitat of monkeys, lizards, peacocks as well as other native flora and fauna. The island also has 3.2 kilometer stretch of white sand beach. Significantly large portions of land are currently being added to Sentosa due to land reclamation.
Sentosa can be reached from the Singapore mainland via a short cable car, which originates on Mount Faber and passes through HarbourFront en route.
Worldtravel4indians.com provides information on Sentosa Island, Singapore and different island tours around Singapore.
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