Chek Chau/Port Island (Hong Kong) | nature conservation park / area, Site of Special Scientific Interest - SSSI (Hong Kong)

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Chek Chau or Port Island, is an island of Hong Kong, under the administration of Tai Po District. It is located in Tolo Channel, in the northeastern New Territories. Its name literally means red island; after the sedimentary rocks rich in iron that form this island.

Chek Chau has been designated as a Site of Special Scientific Interest since 1979. Part of the Plover Cove (Extension) Country Park.

Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chek_Chau

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Coordinates: 22°30'1"N 114°21'35"E

Chek Chau Hau/Middle Channel 1 km
Tai Chek Mun/North Channel 1.6 km
Sai Kung West Country Park (Wan Tsai Extension) 3.9 km
Tai Tan Hoi Hap/Long Harbour 6.5 km
Breaker Reef 7.1 km
Ko Tong Hau/West Arm 7.6 km
Chek Keng Hau/East Arm 7.7 km
Tai Po District 8.1 km
Sai Kung East Country Park 11 km
Sai Kung District 21 km

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Chek Chau Hau/Middle Channel Tai Chek Mun/North Channel Sai Kung West Country Park (Wan Tsai Extension) Tai Tan Hoi Hap/Long Harbour Breaker Reef Ko Tong Hau/West Arm Chek Keng Hau/East Arm Tai Po District Sai Kung East Country Park Sai Kung District