Beaufort Island
Beaufort Island is a member of the Po Toi group of islands in Hong Kong. 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.Photo: Geographer, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Island
- Description: island in Hong Kong, People’s Republic of China
- Also known as: “Baufort Island”, “Lo Chau”, “Lo Chow”, and “Luo Zhou”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Cape D’Aguilar Lighthouse and Rock Carvings on Po Toi Island.
Cape D’Aguilar Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: YSC Fan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Cape D'Aguilar Lighthouse is one of the declared monuments of Hong Kong. It is also known as Hok Tsui Beacon. The lighthouse is one of five pre-war surviving lighthouses in Hong Kong; it is also the oldest lighthouse in Hong Kong.
D’Aguilar Peak
Peak
Photo: Underwaterbuffalo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
D'Aguilar Peak or Hok Tsui Shan is a hill in southeastern Hong Kong. D'Aguilar Peak is clearly visible from the Dragon's Back trail, although the trail doesn't traverse its summit. It is named after Major-General Sir George Charles d'Aguilar.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Stanley and Chung Hom Kok.
Stanley
Suburb
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Stanley or Chek Chue, is a coastal town and a popular tourist attraction in Hong Kong. It is located on an eponymous peninsula on Hong Kong Island. It is east of Repulse Bay and west of Shek O, adjacent to Chung Hom Kok and Tai Tam.
Chung Hom Kok
Quarter
Photo: Minghong, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Chung Hom Kok is an area in the southern Hong Kong Island in Hong Kong. It is a popular site for barbecue and swimming with a beach and lifeguard services available from April to October.
Tai Long Wan
Suburb
Photo: Minghong, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Big Wave Bay or Tai Long Wan is a bay in the Southern District of Hong Kong. It is located on the eastern coast of Hong Kong Island, south of Cape Collinson and north of Shek O. This bay should not be confused with the bay with the same name in Sai Kung.
Beaufort Island
- Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Outlying Islands, Hong Kong, East Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
22.18433° or 22° 11′ 4″ northLongitude
114.25022° or 114° 15′ 1″ eastElevation
251 metres (823 feet)Open location code
7PJP57M2+P3OpenStreetMap ID
way 9561875OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=islandGeoNames ID
1819496Wikidata ID
Q25265533
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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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