Beaufort Island

Beaufort Island is a member of the in . Its size is about 120 ha while its highest point is 270 m above sea level. The channel next to Beaufort Island called Lo Chau Mun, or Beaufort Channel, is the deepest part of Hong Kong at 66 m below sea level.
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  • Island
  • …lies at an elevation of 251 metres (823 feet)
  • Description: island in Hong Kong, People’s Republic of China
  • Also known as
    “Baufort Island”
    “Lo Chau”
    “Lo Chow”
    “Luo Zhou”
    “螺洲 Beaufort Island”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Cape D’Aguilar Lighthouse and Rock Carvings on Po Toi Island.
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Cape D'Aguilar Lighthouse is one of the declared monuments of Hong Kong.
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D'Aguilar Peak or Hok Tsui Shan is a hill in southeastern .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Stanley and Chung Hom Kok.
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or Chek Chue, is a coastal town and a popular tourist attraction in Hong Kong.
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is an area in the southern in Hong Kong.
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Big Wave Bay or is a bay in the of Hong Kong.

Beaufort Island

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Latitude
22.18433° or 22° 11′ 4″ north
Longitude
114.25022° or 114° 15′ 1″ east
Open location code
7PJP57M2+P3
Open­Street­Map ID
way 9561875
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­coastline
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­island
Geo­Names ID
1819496
Wiki­data ID
Q25265533

Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Yue Chinese—“Beaufort Island” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Beaufort Island”
  • Chinese: “螺洲”
  • Chinese: “螺洲島”
  • Swedish: “Beaufort Island”
  • Yue Chinese: “螺洲”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Lo Chau Teng and Ma Kok Teng.

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