Global Information Lookup Global Information

Shek Kwu Chau information


Shek Kwu Chau
石鼓洲
Shek Kwu Chau (left) and Wai Lingding Island (right), part of the Wanshan Archipelago of Guangdong Province. Picture taken from Cheung Sha, Lantau Island.
Location of Shek Kwu Chau within Hong Kong
Geography
LocationSouth of Lantau Island
Coordinates22°11′44″N 113°59′16″E / 22.19556°N 113.98778°E / 22.19556; 113.98778
Area1.19 km2 (0.46 sq mi)
Administration
Shek Kwu Chau Hong Kong
District CouncilIslands District
Shek Kwu Chau
Chinese石鼓洲

Shek Kwu Chau is an island of Hong Kong, located south of Lantau Island and between Cheung Chau and the Soko Islands. Administratively, it is part of Islands District.

Shek Kwu Chau is a restricted area and a permit is required to visit the island.[1]

  1. ^ List of Small wind turbines Projects

and 27 Related for: Shek Kwu Chau information

Request time (Page generated in 0.8228 seconds.)

Shek Kwu Chau

Last Update:

Shek Kwu Chau is an island of Hong Kong, located south of Lantau Island and between Cheung Chau and the Soko Islands. Administratively, it is part of...

Word Count : 369

Hei Ling Chau

Last Update:

Islands - TV programme by the Radio Television Hong Kong on Shek Kwu Chau and Hei Ling Chau Memories of Hong Kong's last leper colony 22°15′9″N 114°2′25″E...

Word Count : 726

Islands District

Last Update:

Peng Chau Tai Lei Po Toi Islands Lo Chau (Beaufort Island) Mat Chau Po Toi Sung Kong Waglan Island Shek Kwu Chau Soko Islands Cheung Muk Tau Ma Chau Siu...

Word Count : 757

List of airports in Hong Kong

Last Update:

Point Power Station, Lung Kwu Tan Black Point Radar Station, Lung Kwu Tan Castle Peak Power Station, Tap Shek Kok Cheung Chau, between Tung Wan Beach and...

Word Count : 461

Lamma Island

Last Update:

are three Tin Hau temples on Lamma, located in Yung Shue Wan, Sok Kwu Wan, and Luk Chau Village. The Tin Hau Festival (twenty-third of the third month of...

Word Count : 1977

Lantau Island

Last Update:

These parks cover slightly more than half of the area of Lantau Island. Shek Pik Reservoir is the third largest freshwater reservoir in Hong Kong. Completed...

Word Count : 3630

Cheung Chau

Last Update:

Cheung Chau (Chinese: 長洲; lit. 'Long Island') is an outlying island of Hong Kong, located 10 km (6.2 mi) southwest of Hong Kong Island. It is also called...

Word Count : 1980

Soko Islands

Last Update:

Pai (龍船排) Ma Chau (孖洲) Shek Chau (石洲) Siu A Chau (小鴉洲) Tai A Chau (大鴉洲) Tau Lo Chau (頭顱洲) Wan Hau Chau (灣口洲) Yuen Chau (圓洲) Yuen Kong Chau (圓崗洲) Now uninhabited...

Word Count : 612

Cheung Chau Bun Festival

Last Update:

Cheung Chau Bun Festival or Cheung Chau Da Jiu Festival is a traditional Chinese festival on the island of Cheung Chau in Hong Kong. Held annually, and...

Word Count : 1739

Kau Yi Chau

Last Update:

Kau Yi Chau (formerly Kau I Island or Kau-i-chau), also known as Tai Kau Yi Chau, is an uninhabited island located west of Victoria Harbour, between Peng...

Word Count : 489

Hong Kong International Airport

Last Update:

airports by passenger traffic List of places in Hong Kong Megaprojects and Risk Shek Kong Airfield – a military airbase in Hong Kong Transport in Hong Kong Tuen...

Word Count : 10864

Shek Pik Prison

Last Update:

Shek Pik Prison (Chinese: 石壁監獄) is a prison in Hong Kong, located at 47 Shek Pik Reservoir Road, Shek Pik, Lantau Island. It was built in 1984, and is...

Word Count : 330

Peng Chau

Last Update:

Peng Chau is a small island located off the north-eastern coast of Lantau Island, Hong Kong. It is known locally for its temples, fishing industry and...

Word Count : 696

Chek Lap Kok

Last Update:

the western waters of Hong Kong's New Territories. Unlike the smaller Lam Chau, it was only partially leveled when it was assimilated via land reclamation...

Word Count : 1073

Dendrelaphis hollinrakei

Last Update:

snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to the island of Shek Kwu Chau in China. The specific name, hollinrakei, is in honor of the collector...

Word Count : 176

Tai O

Last Update:

Clearance was lifted in 1669. The other villages are Tung Sai Chung, Lo Pui O, Shek Pik and Mui Wo. At nearby Fan Lau, a fort was built in 1729 to protect shipping...

Word Count : 1664

Hong Kong Disneyland

Last Update:

Peng Chau Tai Lei Po Toi Islands Lo Chau (Beaufort Island) Mat Chau Po Toi Sung Kong Waglan Island Shek Kwu Chau Soko Islands Cheung Muk Tau Ma Chau Siu...

Word Count : 6912

Hong Kong Disneyland Resort

Last Update:

Peng Chau Tai Lei Po Toi Islands Lo Chau (Beaufort Island) Mat Chau Po Toi Sung Kong Waglan Island Shek Kwu Chau Soko Islands Cheung Muk Tau Ma Chau Siu...

Word Count : 2799

List of islands and peninsulas of Hong Kong

Last Update:

(深水排) – Islands Shau Kei Pai (筲箕排) – North Shek Chau (石洲) – Sai Kung Shek Kwu Chau (石鼓洲) – Islands Shek Ngau Chau (石牛洲) – Tai Po Shelter Island (牛尾洲) – Sai...

Word Count : 2688

Tung Chung

Last Update:

Great Clearance was lifted in 1669. The other villages are Tai O, Lo Pui O, Shek Pik and Mui Wo. Tung Chung may be a new town, but its heritage can be seen...

Word Count : 3957

Ma Chau

Last Update:

Ma Chau island (Chinese: 孖洲, not to be confused with Ma Shi Chau island), is an uninhabited outlying island of Hong Kong located in the Soko Islands group...

Word Count : 40

List of places in Hong Kong

Last Update:

Lung Kwu Tan San Hui Siu Lam So Kwun Wat Gold Coast Tai Lam Chung Yuen Long District Kam Tin Pat Heung Shek Kong San Tin Shenzhen West Lok Ma Chau Huanggang...

Word Count : 862

Po Lin Monastery

Last Update:

Peng Chau Tai Lei Po Toi Islands Lo Chau (Beaufort Island) Mat Chau Po Toi Sung Kong Waglan Island Shek Kwu Chau Soko Islands Cheung Muk Tau Ma Chau Siu...

Word Count : 281

Lai Chi Kok Amusement Park

Last Update:

remained at the Park until it closed in 1997 and were then taken to Shek Kwu Chau. On 31 March 1997, the park was closed after the Hong Kong Government...

Word Count : 987

Ngong Ping 360

Last Update:

Peng Chau Tai Lei Po Toi Islands Lo Chau (Beaufort Island) Mat Chau Po Toi Sung Kong Waglan Island Shek Kwu Chau Soko Islands Cheung Muk Tau Ma Chau Siu...

Word Count : 1979

Sok Kwu Wan Public Pier

Last Update:

Sok Kwu Wan Public Pier, also known as Sok Kwu Wan Pier, is a public pier located adjacent to Sok Kwu Wan Pier No. 2 on the waterfront of Sok Kwu Wan...

Word Count : 242

Dendrelaphis

Last Update:

5318.1.6. ISSN 1175-5334. Lazell, J.D. (2002). "The herpetofauna of Shek Kwu Chau, South Chinese Sea, with descriptions of two new colubrid snakes". Memoirs...

Word Count : 1124

PDF Search Engine © AllGlobal.net