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Major islands and peninsulas in Hong Kong
Main islands (by size): Lantau \| Hong Kong Island \| Lamma \| Chek Lap Kok \| Tsing Yi \| Kau Sai Chau \| Po Toi \| Cheung Chau \| Tung Lung Chau \| Kat O \| Wong Wan Chau \| Hei Ling Chau \| Tap Mun Chau \| Ap Lei Chau \| Tai A Chau (Soko Islands) \| Tung Ping Chau \| Peng Chau \| Ma Wan \| Ninepin Group \| The Brothers \| Green Island \| Waglan \| Kowloon Rock
Former islands: Kellett Island \| Stonecutters Island \| Hoi Sham Island \| Channel Rock \| Tsing Chau \| Mong Chau \| Chau Tsai \| Nga Ying Chau
Peninsulas: Kowloon \| Sai Kung \| Clear Water Bay \| Stanley \| Shek O \| Cape D'Aguilar

Categories: Hong Kong geography stubs | Islands of Hong Kong

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Ninepin Group at AllExperts (226 words)
	The Ninepin Group (ä¹éç¾£å³¶) or Kwo Chau Islands (ææ´²ç¾£å³¶) is a group of islands in the easternmost waters of Hong Kong.
	The Ninepin Group falls under the jurisdiction of Sai Kung District of Hong Kong.
	Ninepin Group is extremely eroded due to the heavy tides that wash against the islands every day.

Ninepin Group - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (228 words)
	The Ninepin Group (九針羣島) or Kwo Chau Islands (果洲羣島) is a group of 29 islands in the easternmost waters of Hong Kong.
	The Ninepin Group features hexagonal vertical rhyolite columns, the volcanic rock resulting from a volcanic eruption near Sai Kung about 140 million years ago.
	However, there is a temple dedicated to Tin Hau, located on South Ninepin Island for any fishermen who landed on the island.

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