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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  • Islet
  • …lies at an elevation of 63 metres (207 feet)
  • Description: island in Hong Kong, People’s Republic of China
  • Also known as
    “Kei Chau”
    “Qing Zhou”
    “Steep Island, Hong Kong”
    “崎洲”
    “青洲 Steep Island”

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… is situated 3 km southwest of Steep Island.
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The Tin Hau Temple in , sometimes… is situated 2½ km west of Steep Island.
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is a gazetted beach… is situated 3 km northwest of Steep Island.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sheung Yeung Village and Fat Tau Chau Village.
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Sheung Yeung is a village in , , . is situated 5 km northwest of Steep Island.
a.k.a. is situated 6 km northwest of Steep Island.
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Junk Bay, also known by its Chinese transliteration… is situated 7 km northwest of Steep Island.

Steep Island

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

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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Localities in the Area

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