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Chek Jawa
Cape and wetlands in Singapore
Good to know
- A wetland on Pulau Ubin's east tip with a boardwalk through mangroves.
- Plans to reclaim it were deferred in 2001 after public interest in its biodiversity.
Tanjong Chek Jawa is a cape and the name of its 100-hectare wetlands located on the south-eastern tip of Pulau Ubin, an island off the north-eastern coast of the main island of Singapore. Chek Jawa is among the last few places left in Singapore with a natural rocky shore.
Plants to look for here
- Tall-stilt mangrove Rhizophora apiculata
Use it in a team race
Chek Jawa can be a stop in a Landmark Wiki team race: clues, on-site questions, photo tasks and plant hunts, with a live map for the organiser.
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