Basalt Island
Basalt Island or Fo Shek Chau Group and is part of Hong Kong Global Geopark.- Type: Island
- Description: island in Hong Kong
- Also known as: “Fo Shek Chau” and “Huoshi Zhou”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Pyramid Rock and Bun Bei Chau.
Pyramid Rock
Islet
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Rocky Harbour or Leung Shuen Wan Hoi is a harbour at the south-east of Sai Kung Peninsula, Hong Kong.
Bun Bei Chau
Islet
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Bun Bei Chau is a small island in Sai Kung District, Hong Kong. It is located just off the northeast coast of Town Island near Rocky Harbour.
Nam Fung Chau
Islet
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Nam Fung Chau, also called Green Island, is an island of Hong Kong, under the administration of Sai Kung District. It is located in Rocky Harbour, off the coast of High Island. The island has a maximal elevation of 15 m. Nam Fung Chau is situated 3½ km northwest of Basalt Island.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sheung Yeung Village and Fat Tau Chau Village.
Sheung Yeung Village
Village
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Sheung Yeung is a village in Sai Kung District, New Territories, Hong Kong. Sheung Yeung Village is situated 8 km west of Basalt Island.
Fat Tau Chau Village
Hamlet
Fat Tau Chau Village a.k.a. Fu Tau Chau is a village in the Hang Hau area of Sai Kung District, New Territories, Hong Kong. Fat Tau Chau Village is situated 10 km west of Basalt Island.
Basalt Island
- Category: landform
- Location: Hong Kong, East Asia, Asia
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Yue Chinese—“Basalt Island” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “جزيرة بازلت”
- Basque: “Fo Shek Chau”
- Cebuano: “Basalt Island”
- Chinese: “火石洲”
- Dutch: “Basalt Island”
- Esperanto: “Bazaltinsulo”
- Swedish: “Basalt Island”
- Yue Chinese: “火石洲”
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