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Encyclopedia > Waglan Island

Waglan Island (Chinese: 橫瀾島) is a member of the Po Toi group of islands in Hong Kong. It hosts a ground of meteorological observation and recording. The Poi To islands (蒲苔群島) are a small group of sparsely inhabited islands (a population of around 200) located south-east of Hong Kong Island, off Stanley, Hong Kong. ...

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Waglan Lighthouse

The Waglan Lighthouse on Waglan Island has been listed as a declared monument of Hong Kong. It commenced operation in 1893; it is one of the five surviving pre-war lighthouses in Hong Kong.[1] As of March 26, 2004, there are 79 declared monuments in Hong Kong. ...


See also

  • Hong Kong Observatory
  • Green Island Lighthouse Compound
  • Cape D'Aguilar Lighthouse
  • Tang Lung Chau Lighthouse

Hong Kong Observatory (Chinese: 香港天文台; Yale: hēung góng tīn màhn tòih, Jyutping: hoeng1 gong2 tin1 man4 toi4; Mandarin Pinyin: Xiānggǎng Tiānwén Tái), known as the Royal Observatory (Chinese: 皇家香港天文台) before 1997, is a department of the Government of the Hong Kong Special... Green Island and Little Green Island Green Island and Little Green Island Green Island (Traditional Chinese: ) is an island off the northwest coast of Kennedy Town on the Hong Kong Island in Hong Kong, separated by the Sulphur Channel. ... Cape DAguilar or Hok Tsui (Chinese: 鶴嘴) is a cape in the south of Shek O and DAguilar Peak on southeastern Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong. ... Tang Lung Chau is a small island to the west of Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong. ...

Reference

  1. ^ Antiquities and Monuments Office:Waglan Lighthouse

External links

  • Hong Kong Observatory website
  • Aerial image from Google Maps


Major islands in Hong Kong Flag of Hong Kong
Major islands (by size): Lantau | Hong Kong Island | Lamma | Chek Lap Kok | Tsing Yi | Kau Sai Chau | Po Toi (Po Toi, Waglan) | Cheung Chau | Tung Lung Chau | Kat O | Wong Wan Chau | Hei Ling Chau | Tap Mun Chau | Ap Lei Chau | Soko Islands (Tai A Chau, Siu A Chau) | Ping Chau | Peng Chau | Ma Wan | Ninepin Group | The Brothers | Green Island | Kowloon Rock
Former islands: Kellett Island | Stonecutters Island | Hoi Sham Island | Channel Rock | Tsing Chau | Mong Chau | Chau Tsai | Nga Ying Chau | Lam Chau | Rumsey Rock 

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Po Toi Islands - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (187 words)
The Poi To islands (commonly 蒲台羣島, originally 蒲苔羣島) are a small group of sparsely inhabited islands (a population of around 200) located south-east of Hong Kong Island, off Stanley, in the territory of Hong Kong.
One of the islands has a haunted house, and some rock carvings supposed to be the epitaph of an emperor who died on or near Po Toi.
The islands are accessible mostly by private ferry (kai-to) or water taxi.
Kellett Island - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (171 words)
Kellett Island (奇力島, also 燈籠洲 in Chinese) is a former island off East Point in Hong Kong.
It is now connected to Hong Kong Island at Causeway Bay as a result of land reclamation over the past 150 years.
In October 1991, a pottery jar containing large quantity of Chinese copper coins was discovered at the island by The Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club.
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