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Waglan Island
橫瀾島
Waglan Island and the Po Toi group of islands
Location of Waglan Island within Hong Kong
Geography
LocationSouth China Sea
Area0.104 km2 (0.040 sq mi)
Administration
Waglan Island Hong Kong
DistrictIslands District
Demographics
Population0
Waglan Island
Traditional Chinese橫瀾島
Simplified Chinese横澜岛
Waglan Island seen from north

Waglan Island is a member of the Po Toi group of islands in Hong Kong. It hosts a ground of meteorological observation and recording.

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Waglan Island

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Waglan Island is a member of the Po Toi group of islands in Hong Kong. It hosts a ground of meteorological observation and recording. The Waglan Lighthouse...

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Po Toi Islands

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Po Toi island Mat Chau Pai (墨洲排), an islet off Mat Chau Po Toi (蒲台), 3.69 km2 Sai Pai (細排) San Pai (散排) Sung Kong (宋崗) Tai Pai (大排) Waglan Island (橫瀾島)...

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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...

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Hong Kong tropical cyclone warning signals

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List of airports in Hong Kong

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List of islands and peninsulas of Hong Kong

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(墨洲排), an islet off Mat Chau Po Toi Island (蒲苔島) Sai Pai (細排) San Pai (散排) Sung Kong (宋崗) Tai Pai (大排) Waglan Island (橫瀾島) Po Yue Pai (蒲魚排) – Sai Kung Pun...

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

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Typhoon Mangkhut

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strongest winds in Hong Kong near sea level were recorded at the remote Waglan Island, with ten-minute sustained winds of 180 km/h (110 mph) gusting up to...

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SS Hsin Wah

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She sunk in 1929 when grounded on northern rocks of Waglan Island south-east of Hong Kong Island, with a loss of between 300 and 400 lives. Hsin Wah was...

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Chek Lap Kok

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Chek Lap Kok is an island in the western waters of Hong Kong's New Territories. Unlike the smaller Lam Chau, it was only partially leveled when it was...

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Soko Islands

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Soko Islands (Chinese: 索罟群島) are a group of islands in Hong Kong. The group consists of Tai A Chau, Siu A Chau and several smaller nearby islands, in the...

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Ma Chau

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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...

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Cheung Chau

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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 Dumbbell Island (Chinese:...

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1999 Pacific typhoon season

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rescued. Peak sustained winds of 90 km/h (56 mph) were recorded on Waglan Island as Typhoon Leo passed to the south of Hong Kong and the storm dropped...

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Declared monuments of Hong Kong

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Island". Antiquities and Monuments Office. Government of Hong Kong. Archived from the original on 31 October 2019. Retrieved 10 March 2013. "Waglan Lighthouse...

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Ngong Ping 360

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Po Lin Monastery

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Hong Kong Disneyland

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Tung Chung

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Po Toi

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is the main island of the Po Toi Islands and the southernmost island of Hong Kong, with an area of 3.69 km2. It is said that the island used to produce...

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Tropical Storm York

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to move west-northwesterly as it headed near Hong Kong. Pressure at Waglan Island reached 971 hPa (28.7 inHg) around 0000 UTC on September 16. Maximum...

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1994 Pacific typhoon season

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50 knots (93 km/h) at Waglan Island as the system passed by. As Luke approached Hainan Island, it weakened due to the island's rough topography. Damage...

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Hong Kong Disneyland Resort

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on reclaimed land beside Penny's Bay, at the northeastern tip of Lantau Island, approximately two kilometres (1.2 mi) from Discovery Bay. It is the second...

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1954 Pacific typhoon season

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5. Gusts at landfall just to the west of Macau reached 175 km/h in Waglan Island and 155 km/h in Hong Kong Observatory which were the strongest since...

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