Lung Kwu Chau
Lung Kwu Chau is an island at the northwest water of Hong Kong. It is off the shore of Lung Kwu Tan near Tuen Mun in the mainland New Territories, separated by the Urmston Road waterway. The island is formed of Hong Kong granite and is unoccupied.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Island
- Description: island of Hong Kong
- Also known as: “Longgu Zhou”, “T’ung-ku”, “Tongku”, “Tongku Island”, “Toon-quoo”, “Toong-Koo”, “Tung Koo”, and “Tung Kwu”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Pak Chau and Castle Peak Power Station.
Pak Chau
Islet
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Pak Chau or Tree Island is an island at the northwest water of Hong Kong. It is offshore of Lung Kwu Tan near Tuen Mun in the New Territories. Pak Chau is situated 2½ km south of Lung Kwu Chau.
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 Power Station is situated 4 km east of Lung Kwu Chau.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tsing Shan Tsuen and Yeung Siu Hang.
Tsing Shan Tsuen
Village
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Tsing Shan Tsuen is a village in Tuen Mun District, Hong Kong. Tsing Shan Tsuen is situated 8 km east of Lung Kwu Chau.
Yeung Siu Hang
Hamlet
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Yeung Siu Hang is a village in Tuen Mun District, Hong Kong. Yeung Siu Hang is situated 9 km east of Lung Kwu Chau.
Tuenmen
Suburb
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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. Tuenmen is situated 10 km east of Lung Kwu Chau.
Lung Kwu Chau
- Category: landform
- Location: Tuen Mun District, Hong Kong, East Asia, Asia
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Yue Chinese—“Lung Kwu Chau” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Lung Kwu Chau”
- Chinese: “龍鼓洲”
- Chinese: “龙鼓洲”
- Dutch: “Lung Kwu Chau”
- Swedish: “Lung Kwu Chau”
- Yue Chinese: “龍鼓洲”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Sha Po Kong and Pak Long.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Lung Kwu Chau Lighthouse and Urmston Road.
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