Conic Island

Conic Island or Fan Tsang Chau is a small uninhabited island in , Hong Kong. Its Chinese name derives from it being in the shape of "甑", a crockery used in ancient times in steaming rice.
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Minghong, CC BY-SA 4.0.
  • Islet
  • …lies at an elevation of around 50 metres (160 feet)
  • Description: uninhabited island of Hong Kong
  • Also known as
    “Fan Chin Chau”
    “Fan Tsang Chau”
    “Fanzengzhou”
    “笋洲”
    “飯甑洲 Conic Island”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Fan Tsang Chau and Sai Wan Shan.
Chingleung, Public domain.
is a lighthouse.
Minghong, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a hill that lies within Sai Kung East… is situated 3 km northwest of Conic Island.
Underwaterbuffalo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is an islet, which is situated 3 km southwest of Conic Island.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ham Tin and Tsak Yue Wu.
Quince Pan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
or Tsuen is a village facing … is situated 6 km north of Conic Island.
, also transliterated as Chik Yu Wu and… is situated 8 km northwest of Conic Island.
Chong Fat, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village in , Sai Kung Peninsula, . is situated 8 km northwest of Conic Island.

Conic Island

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Latitude
22.36369° or 22° 21′ 49″ north
Longitude
114.39147° or 114° 23′ 29″ east
Open location code
7PJP997R+FH
Open­Street­Map ID
way 9560037
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­coastline
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­islet
Geo­Names ID
1819870
Wiki­data ID
Q15908929

Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Yue Chinese—“Conic Island” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Conic Island”
  • Chinese: “飯甑洲”
  • Chinese: “饭甑洲”
  • Swedish: “Conic Island”
  • Yue Chinese: “飯甑洲”

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Localities in the Area

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