Chek Chau/Port Island (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.
Chek Chau has been designated as a Site of Special Scientific Interest since 1979.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chek_Chau
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 22°30'1"N 114°21'35"E
- downtown hongkong island 20 km
- kowloon island 26 km
- kowloon island 33 km
- Hong Kong Island 34 km
- kowloon island 35 km
- Dan'gan Island 50 km
- Lantau Island 56 km
- Longxue Island 84 km
- Liqinsha 87 km
- Hengqin Island 102 km
- Chek Chau Hau/Middle Channel 1 km
- Tai Chek Mun/North Channel 1.6 km
- Tap Mun Hau/South Channel 4.2 km
- Tai Tan Hoi Hap/Long Harbour 6.5 km
- Nam She Wan 6.8 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 District 21 km