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Centre Island

Centre Island or A Chau is a small uninhabited island of Hong Kong located in , in the northeastern part of the territory. Administratively, it is part of .
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Photo: Chong Fat, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • Type: Islet
  • Description: uninhabited island in Hong Kong
  • Also known as: “A Chau”, “Ah Chau”, “Center Island”, “Centre Island, Hong Kong”, and “Ya Zhou”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Ma On Shan Public Library and Ma On Shan Plaza.

Library
Photo: Chong Fat, Public domain.
is a public library located at 14 On Chun Street, , . It opened on 2 April 2005 and was built next to Ma On Shan Park.

Shopping center
Photo: WiNG, CC BY 3.0.
is a in the town centre of in the of .

Photo: Chong Fat, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cheung Kang and Ma On Shan.

Hamlet
is a village in Wu Kai Sha, , , , .

Town
Photo: WiNG, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a new town along the eastern coast of in the of . The neighbourhood takes its name from the , which are partially located within the town.

Hamlet
Photo: Citobun, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village in , , . is situated 2½ km southwest of Centre Island.

Centre Island

Latitude
22.43927° or 22° 26′ 21″ north
Longitude
114.22196° or 114° 13′ 19″ east
Elevation
4 metres (13 feet)
Open location code
7PJPC6QC+PQ
Open­Street­Map ID
way 9560499
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­coastline
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­islet
Geo­Names ID
1820050
Wiki­data ID
Q5062282
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Satellite Map

Discover Centre Island from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Yue Chinese—“Centre Island” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “A Chau”
  • Chinese: “丫洲”
  • Chinese: “鴉洲”
  • Chinese: “鸦洲”
  • Dutch: “Centre Island”
  • Japanese: “あす”
  • Japanese: “センター・アイランド”
  • Japanese: “丫洲”
  • Swedish: “A Chau”
  • Yue Chinese: “丫洲”

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Tong Kai Tseng Pui and Kai Chau.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include A Chau Teng and Tong Kai Tseng.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Centre Island”. Photo: Chong Fat, CC BY-SA 3.0.