Tai Long Wan
Big Wave Bay or Tai Long Wan is a bay in the Southern District of Hong Kong. It is located on the eastern coast of Hong Kong Island, south of Cape Collinson and north of Shek O. This bay should not be confused with the bay with the same name in Sai Kung.Photo: Minghong, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Suburb
- Description: bay in Hong Kong
- Also known as: “Big Wave Bay, Hong Kong Island”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Big Wave Bay Beach and Big Wave Bay Rock Carving.
Big Wave Bay Beach
Beach
Photo: Богдан Митронов-Слоб…, CC BY 3.0.
Big Wave Bay Beach is a gazetted beach next to Big Wave Bay, Shek O, Southern District, Hong Kong. The beach has barbecue pits and is managed by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department of the Hong Kong Government.
Pottinger Peak
Peak
Photo: Tohtoh, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Pottinger Peak is a mountain on the eastern side of Hong Kong Island. It is located south of Chai Wan and Siu Sai Wan and north of Big Wave Bay. Initially known as Ma Tong Peak, it was renamed Pottinger Peak after Henry Pottinger, the first Governor of Hong Kong.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Siu Sai Wan and Southern District.
Siu Sai Wan
Suburb
Photo: Geographer, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Siu Sai Wan is a residential area in the northeastern part of Hong Kong Island in Hong Kong. It is located in the eastern part of Chai Wan, and is administratively under the Eastern District. The population was 59,729 in June 2011.
Southern District
Photo: Southgeist, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Southern District is one of the 18 districts of Hong Kong. It is located in the southern part of Hong Kong Island and the largest part of the island. It had a population of 274,994 in 2016.
Eastern District
Tai Long Wan
Latitude
22.24639° or 22° 14′ 47″ northLongitude
114.24591° or 114° 14′ 45″ eastOpen location code
7PJP66WW+H9OpenStreetMap ID
node 8803138518OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburbWikidata ID
Q4906668
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Yue Chinese—“Tai Long Wan” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Big Wave Bay”
- Chinese: “大浪灣 (香港島)”
- Chinese: “大浪灣”
- Chinese: “大浪灣泳灘”
- Chinese: “港島大浪灣”
- Esperanto: “Grandonda Golfo (Honkonga Insulo)”
- Japanese: “大浪湾”
- Swedish: “Big Wave Bay”
- Yue Chinese: “大浪灣”
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Localities in the Area
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