Shek Ngau Chau
Shek Ngau Chau is an uninhabited island of Hong Kong within Tai Po District. It has an area of 0.92 hectares and is located in Mirs Bay, in the north-east of the New Territories.Photo: 山民主義, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photo: 山民主義, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Islet
- Description: island of Hong Kong
- Also known as: “Gau Tau”, “She Kngau Chow”, and “South Gau”
Photo: 山民主義, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Breaker Reef.
Breaker Reef
Reef
Breaker Reef is an uninhabited island of Hong Kong which is part of Tai Po District, New Territories. It is located in Mirs Bay to the southwest of Shek Ngau Chau.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tan Ka Wan and Ham Tin.
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 7 km west of Shek Ngau Chau.
Ham Tin
Hamlet
Photo: Quince Pan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ham Tin or Ham Tin Tsuen is a village facing Ham Tin Wan, one of the four main bays of Tai Long Wan, in the Sai Kung District of Hong Kong. Ham Tin is situated 8 km southwest of Shek Ngau Chau.
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. Wan Tsai is situated 9 km west of Shek Ngau Chau.
Shek Ngau Chau
- Categories: island, coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Tai Po District, Hong Kong, East Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
22.46533° or 22° 27′ 55″ northLongitude
114.4282° or 114° 25′ 42″ eastElevation
6 metres (20 feet)Open location code
7PJPFC8H+47OpenStreetMap ID
way 593608846OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=isletGeoNames ID
1818885Wikidata ID
Q2160048
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Yue Chinese—“Shek Ngau Chau” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Shek Ngau Chau”
- Chinese: “石牛洲”
- Dutch: “Shek Ngau Chau”
- Swedish: “Shek Ngau Chau”
- Yue Chinese: “石牛洲”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Shek Ngau Chau Teng and Shek Ngau Chau.
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