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Singaporei
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Singapore | Country |
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Area:
718 km2
Type:
Age:
201.3 ± 0.2 Ma to present day
Geologic Time:
Reference for age:
Lee, K.W., Zhou, Y. (2009) Geology of Singapore, 2nd ed. Defence Science and Technology Agency, Singapore, 90 pages.
Largest Settlements:
| Place | Population |
|---|---|
| Singapore | 3,547,809 (2016) |
Other Languages:
French:
Singapour
German:
Singapur
Italian:
Singapore
Russian:
Сингапур
Simplified Chinese:
新加坡
Spanish:
Singapur
Achinese:
Singapura
Adyghe:
Сингапур
Afrikaans:
Singapoer
Akan:
Singapɔ
Albanian:
Singapori
Alemannic:
Singapur
Amharic:
ሲንጋፖር
Anglo-Saxon:
Singapore
Arabic:
سنغافورة
Aragonese:
Singapur
Armenian:
Սինգապուր
Aromanian:
Singapore
Asturian:
Singapur
Azeri:
Sinqapur
Bambara:
Sɛngapuri
Bashkir:
Сингапур
Basque:
Singapur
Bavarian:
Singapur
Belarusian:
Сінгапур
Belarusian (Tarashkevitsa):
Сынгапур
Bengali:
সিঙ্গাপুর
Bishnupriya Manipuri:
সিঙ্গাপুর
Bislama:
Singapore
Bosnian:
Singapur
Breton:
Singapour
Buginese:
Singapura
Bulgarian:
Сингапур
Burmese:
စင်ကာပူနိုင်ငံ
Catalan:
Singapur
Cebuano:
Singgapura
Central Bikol:
Singapur
Central Kurdish/Sorani:
سینگاپور
Chavacano:
Singapur
Chechen:
Сингапур
Cherokee:
ᏏᏂᎦᏉᎵ
Chuvash:
Сингапур
Classical Chinese:
新加坡
Cornish:
Singapour
Crimean Tatar (Latin):
Singapur
Croatian:
Singapur
Czech:
Singapur
Danish:
Singapore
Doteli:
सिंगापुर
Dutch:
Singapore
Dzongkha:
སིང་ག་པོར
Egyptian Arabic:
سينجابوره
Esperanto:
Singapuro
Estonian:
Singapur
Ewe:
Singapore
Extremaduran:
Singapul
Faroese:
Singapor
Farsi/Persian:
سنگاپور
Fiji Hindi:
Singapore
Finnish:
Singapore
Franco-Provençal:
Singapor
Fula:
Sinngapuur
Gagauz:
Singapur
Galician:
Singapur
Gan:
新加坡
Georgian:
სინგაპური
Greek:
Σιγκαπούρη
Greenlandic:
Singapore
Guarani:
Singapur
Gujarati:
સિંગાપુર
Haitian:
Sengapou
Hakka:
Sîn-kâ-po
Hausa:
Singapore
Hawaiian:
Sinapoa
Hebrew:
סינגפור
Hindi:
सिंगापुर
Hungarian:
Szingapúr
Icelandic:
Singapúr
Ido:
Singapur
Iloko:
Singapur
Indonesian:
Singapura
Ingush:
Сингапур
Interlingua:
Singapur
Interlingue:
Singapor
Inupiaq:
Singapore
Irish Gaelic:
Singeapór
Jamaican Patois:
Singgapuor
Japanese:
シンガポール
Javanese:
Singapura
Judaeo-Spanish:
Singapur
Kabiye:
Sɛŋgapuuri
Kabyle:
Singapur
Kalmyk:
Сингапурмудин Орн
Kannada:
ಸಿಂಗಾಪುರ
Kapampangan:
Singapur
Karakalpak:
Singapur
Kashmiri:
ٛسِنٛگاپوٗر
Kashubian:
Singapùr
Kazakh (Cyrillic Script):
Сингапур
Khmer:
សិង្ហបុរី
Kikuyu:
Singapore
Kinyarwanda:
Singapore
Komi:
Сингапур
Kongo:
Singapore
Konkani:
सिंगापूर
Korean:
싱가포르
Kurdish (Latin Script):
Singapûr
Kyrgyz:
Сингапур
Lao:
ສິງກະໂປ
Latin:
Singapura
Latvian:
Singapūra
Lezghian:
Сингапур
Ligurian:
Scingapô
Limburgian:
Singapore
Lingala:
Singapur
Lingua Franca Nova:
Singapor
Lithuanian:
Singapūras
Livvi-Karelian:
Singapore
Lojban:
singapura
Lombard:
Singapur
Low Saxon/Low German:
Singapur
Lower Sorbian:
Singapur
Luganda:
Singapowa
Luri:
سنگاپور
Luxembourgish:
Singapur
Macedonian:
Сингапур
Maithili:
सिंगापुर
Malagasy:
Singapaoro
Malay:
Singapura
Malayalam:
സിംഗപ്പൂർ
Maltese:
Singapor
Manx:
Singapore
Maori:
Hingapoa
Marathi:
सिंगापूर
Mazanderani:
سنگاپور
Meadow Mari:
Сингапур
Min Dong Chinese:
Sĭng-gă-pŏ̤
Minangkabau:
Singapura
Mingrelian:
სინგაპური
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Sin-ka-pho
Mirandese:
Singapura
Mongolian:
Сингапур
Nahuatl:
Singapur
Nauruan:
Tsingapoar
Navajo:
Sį́ʼgaboo
Nepali:
सिंगापुर
Newar / Nepal Bhasa:
सिंगापोर
Norfolk:
Singapur
Northern Frisian:
Singapuur
Northern Sami:
Singapore
Norwegian:
Singapore
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Singapore
Novial:
Singapore
Occitan:
Singapor
Odia:
ସିଙ୍ଗାପୁର
Ossetian:
Сингапур
Pali:
सिंगापोर
Papiamento:
Singapura
Pashto:
سينګاپور
Picard:
Singapour
Piedmontese:
Singapor
Polish:
Singapur
Portuguese:
Singapura
Punjabi:
ਸਿੰਘਾਪੁਰ
Quechua:
Singapur
Ripuarian:
Singjapuur
Romanian:
Singapore
Romansh:
Singapur
Rundi:
Singapuru
Russia Buriat:
Сингапур
Rusyn:
Сінґапур
Samoan:
Sigapoa
Samogitian:
Singapūrs
Sango:
Sïngäpûru
Sanskrit:
सिङ्गापुर
Scots:
Singapore
Scottish Gaelic:
Singeapòr
Serbian:
Сингапур
Serbo-Croatian:
Singapur
Shona:
Singapore
Sicilian:
Singapura
Silesian:
Singapur
Sindhi:
سنگاپور
Sinhalese:
සිංගප්පූරුව
Slovak:
Singapur
Slovenian:
Singapur
Somali:
Singabuur
South Azerbaijani:
سنقاپور
Sundanese:
Singapura
Swahili:
Singapuri
Swati:
ISingapholo
Swedish:
Singapore
Tagalog:
Singapore
Tajik (Cyrillic Script):
Сингапур
Tamil:
சிங்கப்பூர்
Tarantino:
Singapore
Tatar:
Сингапур
Telugu:
సింగపూరు
Tetum:
Singapura
Thai:
สิงคโปร์
Tibetan (Standard):
སེང་ག་ཕོར།
Tigrinya:
ሲንጋፖር
Tok Pisin:
Singapore
Tongan:
Singapoa
Traditional Chinese:
新加坡
Tsonga:
Singapore
Tulu:
ಸಿಂಗಾಪುರ
Tumbuka:
Singapore
Turkish:
Singapur
Turkmen:
Singapur
Udmurt:
Сингапур
Ukrainian:
Сінгапур
Upper Sorbian:
Singapur
Urdu:
سنگاپور
Uyghur:
سىنگاپور
Uzbek (Latin Script):
Singapur
Venetian:
Singapor
Veps:
Singapur
Vietnamese:
Singapore
Volapük:
Singapurän
Võro:
Singapur
Waray:
Singgapura
Welsh:
Singapore
West Flemish:
Singapore
West Frisian:
Singapore
Western Punjabi:
سنگاپور
Wolof:
Singapoor
Wu Chinese:
新加坡
Yakut:
Сингапур
Yiddish:
סינגאפור
Yoruba:
Singapore
Zazaki:
Singapur
Zeelandic:
Singapoor
Zhuang:
Saengyabo
Zulu:
i-Singapore
Bedrock of granite and norite.
Singapore, officially the Republic of Singapore, is a sovereign island city-state in maritime Southeast Asia. It lies about one degree of latitude (137 kilometres or 85 miles) north of the equator, off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, bordering the Straits of Malacca to the west, the Riau Islands to the south, and the South China Sea to the east. The country's territory is composed of one main island, 63 satellite islands and islets, and one outlying islet, the combined area of which has increased by 25% since the country's independence as a result of extensive land reclamation projects. It has the second greatest population density in the world. The country has almost 5.7 million residents, 61% (3.4 million) of whom are Singaporean citizens. There are four official languages of Singapore: English, Malay, Chinese, and Tamil; with English being the lingua franca.
Although its history stretches back millennia, modern Singapore was founded in 1819 by Sir Stamford Raffles as a trading post of the British Empire. In 1867, the colonies in East Asia were reorganised and Singapore came under the direct control of Britain as part of the Straits Settlements. During the Second World War, Singapore was occupied by Japan in 1942 but returned to British control as a separate crown colony following Japan's surrender in 1945. Singapore gained self-governance in 1959, and in 1963 became part of the new federation of Malaysia, alongside Malaya, North Borneo, and Sarawak. Ideological differences led to Singapore being expelled from the federation two years later, thereby becoming an independent country.
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Rock Types Recorded
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| ⓘ Cordierite Formula: Mg2Al4Si5O18 Locality: Pulau Tekong, Singapore |
| ⓘ Molybdenite Formula: MoS2 Locality: Hindhede Quarry, Bukit Batok, Singapore |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Molybdenite | 2.EA.30 | MoS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Cordierite | 9.CJ.10 | Mg2Al4Si5O18 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Cordierite | Mg2Al4Si5O18 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Cordierite | Mg2Al4Si5O18 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Cordierite | Mg2Al4Si5O18 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Cordierite | Mg2Al4Si5O18 |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Molybdenite | MoS2 |
| Mo | Molybdenum | |
| Mo | ⓘ Molybdenite | MoS2 |
Fossils
There are 2 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.These data are provided on an experimental basis and are taken from external databases. Mindat.org has no control currently over the accuracy of these data.
| Occurrences | 32 |
|---|---|
| Youngest Fossil Listed | 201 Ma (Early Jurassic) |
| Oldest Fossil Listed | 290 Ma (Permian) |
| Fossils from Region | Click here to show the list. |
| Fossil Localities | Click to show 2 fossil localities |
Other Databases
| Wikipedia: | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singapore |
|---|---|
| Wikidata ID: | Q334 |
| GeoNames ID: | 1880251 |
Localities in this Region
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References
citeseerx.ist.psu.edu (n.d.) https://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.868.8447&rep=rep1&type=pdf
www.academia.edu (n.d.) https://www.academia.edu/28381854/Geological_and_geotechnical_features_of_Singapore_an_overview
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