Sunshine Island

Sunshine Island, also known as Chau Kung To indigenously, is a companion island of in Hong Kong. Located northeast of Hei Ling Chau and south of , the island was once the site of a drug addiction treatment centre.
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  • Type: Nature reserve
  • Description: island in Hong Kong
  • Also known as: “Chau Kung”, “Chau Kung Island”, “Chau Kung To”, “Chow Kung”, “Sunshine Island SSSI”, “Sunshine Island, Hong Kong”, “Zhougong Dao”, “선샤인아일랜드”, “저우궁다오”, “周公島具特殊科學價值地點 Sunshine Island SSSI”, and “日光島”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Finger Hill and Ngan Chau.

Peak
Photo: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is the highest peak on the island…

Islet
Photo: Chong Fat, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is an islet.

Government office
Photo: Chong Fat, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a government office.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Peng Chau and Mui Wo.

Photo: Leinad, Public domain.
is the smallest of the populated islands within the of .

Town
Photo: Mintchocicecream, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a rural town on the eastern coast of in Hong Kong.

Town
Photo: Mintchocicecream, CC0.
is a residential community located on in .

Sunshine Island

Latitude
22.26105° or 22° 15′ 40″ north
Longitude
114.05157° or 114° 3′ 6″ east
Elevation
53 metres (174 feet)
Open location code
7PJP7362+CJ
Open­Street­Map ID
way 9561506
Open­Street­Map feature
leisure=­nature_reserve
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­coastline
Geo­Names ID
1819990
Wiki­data ID
Q7641503
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Yue Chinese—“Sunshine Island” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Sunshine Island”
  • Chinese: “周公岛”
  • Chinese: “周公島”
  • Chinese: “周公島具特殊科學價值地點”
  • Korean: “자우궁도섬”
  • Swedish: “Sunshine Island”
  • Yue Chinese: “周公島”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Fa Shan Tei and Hei Ling Chau.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Che Kung Tau and Cross-Connection Chamber.

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Worth a closer look: Kowloon and Hong Kong International Airport.

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