Kowloon Rock
Kowloon Rock is an island in the middle of Kowloon Bay in Hong Kong, near the runway of the former Kai Tak Airport. Administratively, it is part of Kowloon City District.Photo: Tksteven, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Photo: Geographer, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Islet
- Description: island in Hong Kong, People’s Republic of China
- Also known as: “Jiulong Shi” and “Kau Lung Rock”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Kowloon City Ferry Pier and Cattle Depot Artist Village.
Kowloon City Ferry Pier
Station
Photo: Baycrest, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Kowloon City Ferry Pier is a ferry pier in Ma Tau Kok, Kowloon, Hong Kong. It is at the north of Hoi Sham Park and the east of East Kowloon Corridor.
Cattle Depot Artist Village
Arts center
Cattle Depot Artist Village is located on 63 Ma Tau Kok Road, Ma Tau Kok, Kowloon, Hong Kong. The site was originally used as a slaughterhouse from 1908 to 1999.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ma Tau Kok and To Kwa Wan.
Ma Tau Kok
Suburb
Ma Tau Kok is a place north of To Kwa Wan, south-east of modern-day Ma Tau Chung and south-west of the former Kai Tak Airport in Hong Kong. It was a cape in Kowloon Bay in Victoria Harbour and opposite to the Sacred Hill and the mouth of Ma Tau Chung.
To Kwa Wan
Suburb
Photo: WiNG, CC BY-SA 3.0.
To Kwa Wan is a bay and an area of the eastern shore of Kowloon peninsula. The area is part of urban Hong Kong, and is situated between Hok Yuen, Hung Hom, Ma Tau Chung and Ma Tau Kok.
Ma Tau Chung
Suburb
Ma Tau Chung is an area in Kowloon, Hong Kong, west of Ma Tau Kok and east of Ma Tau Wai. It was named after a creek which originated in Quarry Hill emptying into Kowloon Bay.
Kowloon Rock
- Categories: island, coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Kowloon City, Hong Kong, East Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
22.31645° or 22° 18′ 59″ northLongitude
114.19887° or 114° 11′ 56″ eastElevation
1 metre (3 feet)Open location code
7PJP858X+HGOpenStreetMap ID
way 99528168OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=isletGeoNames ID
1819603Wikidata ID
Q6435057
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Bavarian to Yue Chinese—“Kowloon Rock” goes by many names.
- Bavarian: “Kowloon Rock”
- Cebuano: “Kowloon Rock”
- Chinese: “九龍石”
- Chinese: “九龙石”
- Dutch: “Kowloon Rock”
- French: “Kowloon Rock”
- German: “Kowloon Rock”
- Malayalam: “കൊവ്ലൂൺ പാറ”
- Spanish: “Roca Kowloon”
- Swedish: “Kowloon Rock”
- Yue Chinese: “九龍石”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Kai Tak South Apron Area and Kai Tak Runway Area.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Metro Park and Shing Fung Road Park.
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