Tung Chung Battery
Tung Chung Battery is a former artillery battery located on Lantau Island in Hong Kong. Named after the eponymous district it is situated in, it was built in 1817, twenty-four years before the British took possession of Hong Kong.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Tung Chung Swimming Pool and North Lantau Hospital.
Tung Chung Swimming Pool
Sports venue
Photo: Wpcpey, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tung Chung Swimming Pool is a sports venue, which is situated 350 metres northeast of Tung Chung Battery.
North Lantau Hospital
Hospital
Photo: Mk2010, CC BY-SA 3.0.
North Lantau Hospital is a rural general hospital in central Tung Chung, on Lantau Island, Hong Kong. It was completed in late 2012 and began services on 24 September 2013. North Lantau Hospital is situated 700 metres southeast of Tung Chung Battery.
Scenic Hill
Peak
Photo: Mk2010, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Scenic Hill is a hill on Chek Lap Kok, Hong Kong, and stands at a height of 77 metres above the sea level. Today, Scenic Hill is the tallest point on Chek Lap Kok Island, which houses Hong Kong International Airport.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ma Wan Chung and Tung Chung.
Ma Wan Chung
Hamlet
Photo: Mk2010, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ma Wan Chung is a village in Tung Chung on Lantau Island, Hong Kong. It is located on the southeastern coast of Tung Chung Bay.
Tung Chung
Town
Photo: 84denniswong, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Tung Chung is an area on the northwestern coast of Lantau Island, Hong Kong. One of the most recent new towns, it was formerly a rural fishing village beside Tung Chung Bay, and along the delta and lower courses of Tung Chung River and Ma Wan Chung in the north-western coast of Lantau Island.
Wong Nai Uk
Hamlet
Wong Nai Uk, also transliterated as Wong Nei Uk is a village in Tung Chung on Lantau Island, Hong Kong.
Tung Chung Battery
- Type: Fort
- Description: former military fort in Hong Kong
- Categories: artillery battery, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Outlying Islands, Hong Kong, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
22.28732° or 22° 17′ 14″ northLongitude
113.93559° or 113° 56′ 8″ eastOpen location code
7PJM7WPP+W6OpenStreetMap ID
node 1167836696OpenStreetMap feature
historic=fortWikidata ID
Q7852976
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Yue Chinese—“Tung Chung Battery” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “東涌小炮台”
- French: “batterie de Tung Chung”
- French: “Batterie de Tung Chung”
- Vietnamese: “Tiểu pháo đài Đông Dũng”
- Yue Chinese: “東涌小炮台”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Ma Wan Au and Tung Chung Public Pier.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as Ma Wan Chung Public Toilet and Tung Chung Battery Park.
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