Tap Shek Kok
Tap Shek Kok is a cape in Tuen Mun District, Hong Kong. Tap Shek Kok is situated nearby to the locality 較杯石, as well as near 砂增鍋.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Mk2010, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Cape
- Description: cape in Hong Kong
- Also known as: “T’a-shih Chiao”, “Tap Siak Kok”, “Tap Siak Kok Point”, and “Tashi Jiao”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Castle Peak Power Station and Castle Peak.
Castle Peak Power Station
Power station
Photo: Chongkian, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Castle Peak Power Station is the largest coal-fired power station in Hong Kong. It is situated in Tap Shek Kok, Tuen Mun District, on the north shore of Urmston Road.
Castle Peak
Peak
Photo: Mk2010, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Castle Peak or Pui To Shan is a 583-metre -high peak in western New Territories, Hong Kong. It is also the highest granitic hill in Hong Kong. In contrast to its Chinese name, which means green hill, Castle Peak is notorious for its severe loss of vegetation and weathering of its granite surface.
Black Point Power Station
Power station
Photo: Minghong, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Black Point Power Station is a gas-fired power station in Lung Kwu Tan, New Territories, Hong Kong. The power station is operated by CLP Group.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tsing Shan Tsuen and Yeung Siu Hang.
Tsing Shan Tsuen
Village
Photo: 姒姓賢寧, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tsing Shan Tsuen is a village in Tuen Mun District, Hong Kong.
Yeung Siu Hang
Hamlet
Photo: Mk2010, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Yeung Siu Hang is a village in Tuen Mun District, Hong Kong.
Tuenmen
Suburb
Photo: Eddie Yip, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Tuen Mun or Castle Peak is an area near the mouth of Tuen Mun River and Castle Peak Bay in the New Territories, Hong Kong. It was one of the earliest settlements in what is now Hong Kong and can be dated to the Neolithic period.
Tap Shek Kok
- Category: landform
- Location: Tuen Mun District, Hong Kong, East Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
22.37887° or 22° 22′ 44″ northLongitude
113.91733° or 113° 55′ 2″ eastElevation
5 metres (16 feet)Open location code
7PJM9WH8+GWOpenStreetMap ID
node 2443925869OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cape
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Yue Chinese—“Tap Shek Kok” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Tap Shek Kok”
- Chinese: “踏石角”
- Swedish: “Tap Shek Kok”
- Yue Chinese: “踏石角”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as 較杯石 and Tap Shek Kok.
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