螺洲 | |
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&sq=&lang=&file=File:Beaufort_Island_Hong_Kong.jpg) Beaufort Island and Lo Chau Mun channel | |
&sq=&lang=&file=File:Beaufort_Island_-_Hong_Kong.svg) Location within Hong Kong | |
| 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 |
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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]
- ^ "The Draft Po Toi Islands Outline Zoning Plan No. S/I-PTI/D Further Consideration of a New Plan" (PDF).
- ^ "Hong Kong 2003 - The Environment". www.yearbook.gov.hk. Retrieved 21 April 2022.