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名词

位于乌敏岛（Pulau Ubin）东部的岩石海滩及湿地自然保护区。

DEFINITION

Noun

A rocky beach and wetland natural area located on eastern Pulau Ubin. 

由来
  • 马来语 Chek Jawa 的音译。Chek Jawa 的全称是 Tanjung Chek Jawa。Tanjung 在马来语中指的是 “角”，即 “海角” 的意思。
  • 仄爪哇湿地是由沙滩、岩滩、海草泻湖、珊瑚碎片、红树林及滨海树林等六个主要生态系统组成。
  • 2000 年，仄爪哇丰富的生态环境在该区准备重新发展时偶然被发现。
  • 2007 年，新加坡政府花费大约新币七百万元为仄爪哇添加了新的设施，当中包括了长达 1.1 公里的步行道，20 米高的爪夷芭塔 （Jejawi Tower）和旅客咨询中心等。
  • 2013 年 1 月，新加坡政府颁布的白皮书中宣布将仄爪哇和乌敏岛（Pulau Ubin）列为可开发的预留土地。
ETYMOLOGY
  • The Mandarin term “仄爪哇” is the transliteration of the Malay term Chek Jawa, which is Tanjung Chek Jawa in full. The Malay term Tanjung means “headland” or “cape”. 
  • Chek Jawa wetland comprises six major ecosystems, including sandy beach, rocky beach, seagrass lagoon, coral rubble, mangroves, and coastal forest. 
  • In 2000, the diverse ecological environment of Chek Jawa was accidentally discovered as the area was preparing for redevelopment. 
  • In 2007, the Singapore Government spent about S$7 million on new facilities at Chek Jawa, including a 1.1-kilometre long boardwalk, the 20-metre high Jejawi Tower, and a tourist information centre. 
  • In January 2013, the Singapore Government announced in a White Paper that Chek Jawa and Pulau Ubin are marked as reserve sites for reclamation.
例句
公园局首次在乌敏岛自然保护区仄爪哇（Chek Jawa）发现小滨鹬的踪迹，加上另有一些候鸟会选择在岛上活动，这意味着，乌敏岛是双溪布洛自然保护区之外，另一个可能的候鸟迁徙通道。（《联合早报》，24/6/2018）
SAMPLE SENTENCE
The National Parks Board has discovered the Little Stint bird species for the first time at Chek Jawa on Pulau Ubin. As other migratory birds have also been spotted on the island, it implies that Pulau Ubin could be an alternative route for migratory birds, in addition to Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve. (Lianhe Zaobao, 24/6/2018)
相关资料

  • 如今的仄爪哇旅客资讯中心原是新加坡首席测量师兰顿威廉（Landon Williams）的度假村，于 1930 年代建成，是新加坡所剩的唯一一栋英国都铎式建筑。
  • 2017 年，国家公园局在乌敏岛上首次发现了五种新物种。其中包括了小滨鹬（Little Stint）、长翼墓蝙蝠（Long-winged Tomb Bat）、大耳蝙蝠（Big-Eared Pipistrelle）、狸褛网蛛（Raccoon Pseudo-Orb Weaver），以及名为麻斑晏蜓（Arrow Emperor）的蜻蜓。

RELATED INFORMATION

  • The Chek Jawa Visitor Centre was originally the resort villa of Landon Williams, the Chief Surveyor of Singapore. It was built in the 1930s and is the only remaining British Tudor-style building in Singapore. 
  • In 2017, the National Parks Board discovered five new species on Pulau Ubin, including the Little Stint bird, the Long-winged Tomb Bat, the Big-Eared Pipistrelle bat, the Raccoon Pseudo-Orb Weaver spider)and the Arrow Emperor dragonfly. 

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