Talk Rocks!

Natural rock formations on our shores often provoke wonder and questions. Now you can find out more about them from the downloadable "A Field Guide to the Geology of Singapore" by Grahame J. H. Oliver and Avijit Gupta on the Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum website.

Rocky shores at Pulau Tekukor overlooking
at the Central Business District.

The Guide takes a travel guide book-like excursion compendium approach and shares fascinating insights into some of our fascinating rocks.


The Guide covers a wide variety of rock formations at Pulau Ubin. From the rocks at Ubin Jetty

And the formations at Chek Jawa.

Also various quarries at Pulau Ubin, as well as the mysterious Tanjung Tajam near Outward Bound Singapore.

It also covers Punggol Point.

It also touches on Sentosa's spectacular rock formations.

Labrador Park has among our last magnificent rocky shores on the mainland.

The guide also takes us to St. John's Island, Lazarus, Kusu Island. Here's a look at the magnificent rocky cliffs and shores of northern St. John's Island.

Lazarus Island also have intriguing rock formations.

At Kusu Island, reclamation has changed the island and its remaining rocky cliff is hidden near the temple.

This is just a small part of the many interesting rocky shores in Singapore. Here's a slideshow of them.

Download the "A Field Guide to the Geology of Singapore" by Grahame J. H. Oliver and Avijit Gupta on the Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum website.