Coffin Island

Shek Kwu Chau is an island of Hong Kong, located south of and between and the . Administratively, it is part of . Shek Kwu Chau is a restricted area and a permit is required to visit the island.
Wikipedia
Photo: Minghong, CC BY-SA 4.0.
  • Access is restricted and requires permission.
  • Island
  • …lies at an elevation of 85 metres (279 feet)
  • Description: island of Hong Kong
  • Also known as
    “Green Island”
    “Patung”
    “Patung Island”
    “Sha”
    “Sha Ku chau”
    “Sha Ku Chou”
    “Sha Ku chow”
    “Shek Kwu Chau”
    “Shekku Chau”
    “Shekku Chou”
    “Shih-kao Chou”
    “棺材洲”
    “石鼓洲 Shek Kwu Chau”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Cheung Po Tsai Cave and Lo Yan Shan.

Cave
Photo: Minghong, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a natural cave in …

Peak
Photo: GZ2909, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a mountain on , , with a height of 303 metres above sea level.

Park
Photo: Wing1990hk, CC BY 3.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pui O and San Shek Wan.

Suburb
Photo: Minghong, CC BY-SA 4.0.
, formerly Lo , is an area on in Hong Kong.

Hamlet
is a small village located on , Hong Kong.

Village
is a rural area on the south coast of , , Hong Kong.

Coffin Island

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Latitude
22.19532° or 22° 11′ 43″ north
Longitude
113.98862° or 113° 59′ 19″ east
Open location code
7PJM5XWQ+4C
Open­Street­Map ID
way 9763721
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­coastline
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­island
Geo­Names ID
1818899
Wiki­data ID
Q211317

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Yue Chinese—“Coffin Island” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Shek Kwu Chau”
  • Chinese: “石鼓洲”
  • Japanese: “石鼓洲”
  • Korean: “석고주”
  • Korean: “섹구자우섬”
  • Korean: “스구저우섬”
  • Spanish: “Shek Kwu Chau”
  • Swedish: “Shek Kwu Chau”
  • Yue Chinese: “石鼓洲”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include 天主教聖家小堂 and Shek Kwn Chau Teng.

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