Tap Mun
Grass Island or Tap Mun is an island in Hong Kong, located in the northeastern part of the territory. Its area is 1.69 km2. Administratively, it is part of the Tai Po District.Photo: Gggu, Public domain.
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- Type: Island
- Description: island in Hong Kong
- Also known as: “Grass Island”, “Grass Island, Hong Kong”, “Grass-Island”, “Tamen”, and “Tap Mun Island”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Chau Tsai Kok and Hau Tsz Kok Pai.
Chau Tsai Kok
Islet
Photo: Underwaterbuffalo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Chau Tsai Kok is a small uninhabited islet off the island of Tap Mun in the northeastern New Territories of Hong Kong, opposite to the village of Tap Mun. It is under the administration of Tai Po District.
Hau Tsz Kok Pai
Reef
Hau Tsz Kok Pai is a reef of Hong Kong, under the administration of Tai Po District. It is located off the western shore of Tap Mun, in Long Harbour, in the north-east of the New Territories.
Tai Leng Tun
Peak
Photo: Ngchikit, Public domain.
Tai Leng Tung is a hill in Hong Kong. It is situated in Clear Water Bay Country Park, and stands at a height of 291 metres above sea level.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Wan Tsai and Tan Ka Wan.
Wan Tsai
Suburb
Photo: Chong Fat, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Wan Tsai is a peninsula at the northern extremity of the north-western Sai Kung Peninsula, Hong Kong, with Hoi Ha Wan to its west and Long Harbour on its east. Grass Island lies east of the peninsula.
Tan Ka Wan
Suburb
Tan Ka Wan is a village in the Sai Kung North area of Tai Po District, Hong Kong. Tan Ka Wan is situated 3 km south of Tap Mun.
Hoi Ha
Hamlet
Photo: Chong Fat, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hoi Ha is a place and a village on the innermost shore of Hoi Ha Wan, Hong Kong. It is at the north of Pak Sha O in the Sai Kung Peninsula. One of the most famous heritage spots in Hoi Ha Wan is the remnants of the lime kilns. Hoi Ha is situated 4 km southwest of Tap Mun.
Tap Mun
- Category: landform
- Location: Tai Po District, Hong Kong, East Asia, Asia
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Yue Chinese—“Tap Mun” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Tap Mun Chau”
- Cebuano: “Grass Island”
- Chinese: “塔門”
- Chinese: “塔門島”
- Chinese: “塔门”
- Dutch: “Graseiland”
- Dutch: “Tap Mun”
- Esperanto: “Herbinsulo”
- German: “Tap Mun Chau”
- German: “Tap Mun”
- Japanese: “塔門洲”
- Korean: “그래스 아일랜드”
- Korean: “타먼섬”
- Korean: “탑문섬”
- Spanish: “Tap Mun”
- Swedish: “Grass Island”
- Yue Chinese: “塔門”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Chung Mei Kok and Ha Wai.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Wintz Hill and Chung Mei Kok.
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