Beaches in Singapore

A city-state with no natural beach left. Every stretch of sand here is constructed — imported material on reclaimed land, held by breakwaters — and Singapore has expanded its land area by roughly a quarter since independence. The beaches are on Sentosa and along the East Coast Park, both engineered, both busy, and both facing one of the world's busiest shipping lanes. Swimming is permitted in marked areas and the water has limited visibility. The register records these because a beach built entirely to specification is worth documenting honestly rather than excluding, and Singapore does not pretend otherwise. Sentosa's beaches face the Singapore Strait, and the anchored container ships on the horizon are a permanent feature of the view. East Coast Park runs fifteen kilometres along reclaimed land and is where the city actually goes, with cycling, barbecue pits and hawker centres rather than a resort. Warm and humid year-round, with the heaviest rain from December to March.

Both are artificial and reclaimed beaches. The sand is quartz sand throughout, and both sit on sheltered water. Together they account for 1.6 km of shore. · computed from the 2 records below