Green Island, Hong Kong

Green Island and Little Green Island viewed from Hong Kong Island.
Green Island Lighthouse
Green Island Lighthouse in 2013.
Map
LocationGreen Island, Green Island, Central and Western District, Hong Kong, People's Republic of China Edit this at Wikidata
Coordinates22°17′01″N 114°06′41″E / 22.283725°N 114.111281°E / 22.283725; 114.111281
Tower
Constructed1875 (first)
Constructiongranite tower (both)
Height12 metres (39 ft) (first)
17.5 metres (57 ft) (current)
Shapecylindrical tower with balcony and lantern (current)
cylindrical tower and lantern removed (first)
Markingswhite tower and lantern
Heritagedeclared monuments of Hong Kong Edit this on Wikidata
Light
First lit1905 (current)
Focal height37 metres (121 ft) (current)
Lens4th order Fresnel lens (first), 1st order Fresnel lens (current)
Range16 nmi (30 km; 18 mi) Edit this on Wikidata
CharacteristicFl W 10s Edit this on Wikidata
Hong Kong no.HK-069[1]
Chinese name
Chinese青洲
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinQīngzhōu
Hakka
RomanizationCiang5 ziu1
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationChīng jāu
JyutpingCing1 zau1
Green Island and its lighthouse.
Green Island and Little Green Island viewed across Sulphur Channel. The Sai Wan Swimming Shed is visible in the foreground.

Green Island is an island off the northwest coast of Kennedy Town, Hong Kong Island, separated by the Sulphur Channel. A smaller island nearby to the east, uninhabited, is called Little Green Island (小青洲). Administratively, the two islands are part of Central and Western District.[2][3]

  1. ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of China: Hong Kong". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
  2. ^ Hobbs, Larry (18 August 2022). "St. Simons Lighthouse shines through the years: 150 and counting". The Brunswick News. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
  3. ^ Richard, Barry (23 August 2022). "Massachusetts and Rhode Island Have Nearly 100 Lighthouses". 1420 WBSM. Retrieved 25 August 2022.