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Steep Island

Steep Island, also known as Ching Chau is a small uninhabited island of Hong Kong, located off the eastern coast of . Administratively, it is part of .
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  • Type: Islet
  • Description: island in Hong Kong, People’s Republic of China
  • Also known as: “Kei Chau”, “Qing Zhou”, “Steep Island, Hong Kong”, and “崎洲”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Tung Lung Fort and Tai Miu/Tin Hau Temple.

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, also known as Fat Tong Fort, is a fort on the on the south east water of . is situated 3 km southwest of Steep Island.

Place of worship
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The Tin Hau Temple in , sometimes referred to as Tai Miu, is 's oldest and largest Tin Hau Temple. It is also said to be the most popular Tin Hau temple both for fishermen and for others in Hong Kong. is situated 2½ km west of Steep Island.

Peak
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is a mountain inside Clear Water Bay Country Park, , , Hong Kong, with a height of 344 metres. is situated 3½ km northwest of Steep Island.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tseung Kwan O and Siu Sai Wan.

Town
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Junk Bay, also known by its Chinese transliteration or Cheung Kwan O; is a bay in , , . In the northern tip of the bay lies the . is situated 7 km northwest of Steep Island.

Suburb
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is a residential area in the northeastern part of in Hong Kong. It is located in the eastern part of , and is administratively under the . The population was 59,729 in June 2011. is situated 7 km west of Steep Island.

Suburb
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Big Wave Bay or is a bay in the of Hong Kong. It is located on the eastern coast of , south of and north of . This bay should not be confused with the bay with the same name in Sai Kung. is situated 8 km southwest of Steep Island.

Steep Island

Latitude
22.27595° or 22° 16′ 33″ north
Longitude
114.31398° or 114° 18′ 50″ east
Elevation
63 metres (207 feet)
Open location code
7PJP78G7+9H
Open­Street­Map ID
way 9560446
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­coastline
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­islet
Geo­Names ID
1819649
Wiki­data ID
Q7605909
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Yue Chinese—“Steep Island” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Steep Island”
  • Chinese: “青洲 (清水灣)”
  • Chinese: “青洲”
  • Dutch: “Steep Island, Hong Kong”
  • Spanish: “Ching Chau”
  • Swedish: “Steep Island”
  • Yue Chinese: “青洲”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Steep Island”. Photo: Underwaterbuffalo, CC BY-SA 4.0.