螺洲 | |
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Geography | |
Location | South China Sea |
Coordinates | 22°11′00″N 114°15′00″E / 22.183333°N 114.25°E |
Administration | |
Hong Kong | |
District | Islands District |
Demographics | |
Population | 0 |
Beaufort Island | |||||||||||||
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Traditional Chinese | 螺洲 | ||||||||||||
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Beaufort Island is a member of the Po Toi group of islands in Hong Kong. Its size is about 120 ha (300 acres) [1] while its highest point is 270 m (890 ft) above sea level.
The channel next to Beaufort Island called Lo Chau Mun, or Beaufort Channel, is the deepest part of Hong Kong at 66 m (217 ft) below sea level. [2]
According to the local government, several plant species of conservation concern are present on Beaufort Island such as Eulophia flava ( 黃花美冠蘭 ), Podocarpus macrophyllus (羅漢松), Polygala polifolia (小花遠志) and Rungia chinensis (中華孩兒草). [1]
The 140-million-year-old Po Toi Granite, which forms nearly all of Beaufort Island, is the last large magma intrusion in Hong Kong. Megacrysts are commonly found. [1]
螺洲 | |
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Geography | |
Location | South China Sea |
Coordinates | 22°11′00″N 114°15′00″E / 22.183333°N 114.25°E |
Administration | |
Hong Kong | |
District | Islands District |
Demographics | |
Population | 0 |
Beaufort Island | |||||||||||||
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Traditional Chinese | 螺洲 | ||||||||||||
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Beaufort Island is a member of the Po Toi group of islands in Hong Kong. Its size is about 120 ha (300 acres) [1] while its highest point is 270 m (890 ft) above sea level.
The channel next to Beaufort Island called Lo Chau Mun, or Beaufort Channel, is the deepest part of Hong Kong at 66 m (217 ft) below sea level. [2]
According to the local government, several plant species of conservation concern are present on Beaufort Island such as Eulophia flava ( 黃花美冠蘭 ), Podocarpus macrophyllus (羅漢松), Polygala polifolia (小花遠志) and Rungia chinensis (中華孩兒草). [1]
The 140-million-year-old Po Toi Granite, which forms nearly all of Beaufort Island, is the last large magma intrusion in Hong Kong. Megacrysts are commonly found. [1]