Sharp Island
Sharp Island or Kiu Tsui Chau is the largest island in the Kiu Tsui Country Park located at Port Shelter of Sai Kung, Hong Kong. The area is most known for fishing, swimming as well as diving. Sharp Island is under the administration of Sai Kung District.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Island
- Description: island of Hong Kong
- Also known as: “Kiu Tsui Chau” and “Qiaozui Zhou”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Kiu Tsui Beach and Kwun Cham Wan.
Kiu Tsui Beach
Beach
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Kiu Tsui Beach is a gazetted beach located facing Inner Port Shelter in the western side of Sharp Island, Sai Kung District, Hong Kong. The beach has barbecue pits and is managed by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department of the Hong Kong Government.
Kwun Cham Wan
Islet
Kwun Cham Wan is a small island in Port Shelter, Hong Kong. It is under the administration of Sai Kung District. Kwun Cham Wan is located off the southwestern coast of the island Yim Tin Tsai. It has a maximum elevation of 38 m and an area of 0.06 km2.
Shek Chau
Islet
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Shek Chau is a small island in the Port Shelter, Hong Kong. It is under the administration of Sai Kung District. The island has an area of 0.003 km2. It is located off the northwestern coast of the island Yim Tin Tsai.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ma Lam Wat and Sai Kung Town.
Ma Lam Wat
Hamlet
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Ma Nam Wat is a village in the Hebe Haven area of Sai Kung District, Hong Kong. It is located on the Pak Sha Wan Peninsula aka. Ma Nam Wat Peninsula.
Sai Kung Town
Town
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Sai Kung Town, or simply Sai Kung, is a town on the Sai Kung Peninsula facing Sai Kung Hoi in the New Territories, Hong Kong. Sai Kung is the central hub of nearby surrounding villages, and, hence the name, may also refer to the areas in its immediate surroundings. Sai Kung Town is situated 3 km northwest of Sharp Island.
Tai Mong Tsai
Suburb
Tai Mong Tsai is a village and an area in Sai Kung District, Hong Kong. Tai Mong Tsai is situated 3½ km north of Sharp Island.
Sharp Island
- Category: landform
- Location: Hong Kong, East Asia, Asia
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Yue Chinese—“Sharp Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Kiu Tsui Chau”
- Chinese: “桥咀洲”
- Chinese: “橋咀”
- Chinese: “橋咀島”
- Chinese: “橋咀洲”
- Chinese: “橋嘴島”
- Chinese: “橋嘴洲”
- French: “Sharp Island”
- Japanese: “橋咀島”
- Japanese: “橋咀洲”
- Korean: “교저도”
- Korean: “교저주”
- Korean: “차오쥐저우”
- Korean: “키우저이섬”
- Spanish: “Isla de Sharp”
- Swedish: “Kiu Tsui Chau”
- Yue Chinese: “橋咀洲”
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