Nam Fung Chau (Chinese: 南風洲), also called Green Island,[1] is an island of Hong Kong, under the administration of Sai Kung District. It is located in Rocky Harbour (糧船灣海, Leung Shuen Wan Hoi), off the coast of High Island.[2]
Native name: 南風洲 | |
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 The islet of Nam Fung Chau is visible in the centre left. The land in the background is the southwestern coast of High Island, a former island of Hong Kong. | |
  Nam Fung Chau | |
| Geography | |
| Coordinates | 22°20′32″N 114°21′06″E / 22.342300°N 114.351792°E |
| Administration | |
| Districts | Sai Kung District |
The island has a maximal elevation of 15 m.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Glossary of place names". Civil Engineering and Development Department.
- ^ a b China Sea pilot. Volume 1, The west side of South China Sea from Tanjung Lompat on the eastern side of Peninsular Malaysia to Zhelang Yan in China ; Pulau-Pulau Anambas, Hainan Dao and the islands and banks bordering the main route from Singapore Strait to Hong Kong. United Kingdom Hydrographic Office. p. 269.
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