Junk Island

Fat Tong Chau, also known as Junk Island in English, and formerly called Fat Tau Chau or Fu Tau Chau, is a former island of Hong Kong. It is now part of Tseung Kwan O and , as a result of land reclamation.
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  • Type: Islet
  • Description: former island of Hong Kong
  • Also known as: “Fat Tau Chau”, “Fat Tong Chau”, “Fatau Chau”, “Futang Zhou”, “Futau Chan”, “Futau Chau”, “Futau Chow”, and “佛頭洲 Fat Tau Chau”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Siu Sai Wan Sports Ground and rock carving at Cape Collinson.

Stadium
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is a multi-purpose stadium in , . It is currently used mostly for football matches. It occupies about 43,000 square metres and its construction cost over HK $230 million.

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Park
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is a park.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Siu Sai Wan and Sam Ka Tsuen.

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.

Village
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is a village, which is situated 3½ km northwest of Junk Island.

Locality
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is a locality, which is situated 3½ km northwest of Junk Island.

Junk Island

Latitude
22.27394° or 22° 16′ 26″ north
Longitude
114.26588° or 114° 15′ 57″ east
Elevation
86 metres (282 feet)
Open location code
7PJP77F8+H9
Open­Street­Map ID
way 109737928
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­coastline
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­islet
Geo­Names ID
1819865
Wiki­data ID
Q5437227
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Yue Chinese—“Junk Island” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Fat Tong Chau”
  • Chinese: “佛堂島”
  • Chinese: “佛堂洲”
  • Chinese: “佛頭洲”
  • French: “Fat Tong Chau”
  • Japanese: “佛堂洲”
  • Swedish: “Fat Tong Chau”
  • Yue Chinese: “佛堂洲”

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Fat Tong Chau and Fat Tong O.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Fat Tau Chau and Fat Tong Chau Teng.

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