Tai Tau Chau (Southern District)

Tai Tau Chau
Native name:
大頭洲
View of Tai Tau Chau from Shek O in August 2015
Tai Tau Chau is located in Hong Kong
Tai Tau Chau
Tai Tau Chau
Geography
Locationnear Shek O, Hong Kong Island
Coordinates22°13′48.58″N 114°15′30.67″E / 22.2301611°N 114.2585194°E / 22.2301611; 114.2585194
Adjacent toSouthern Waters of Hong Kong
Administration
China
SARHong Kong
Regionthe Hong Kong Island
Districtthe Southern District
Demographics
Population0 (2019)
Additional information
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese大頭洲
Simplified Chinese大头洲
Literal meaningBig Head Island
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinDàtóu zhōu
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationDaaih tàuh jāu
JyutpingDaai6 tau4 zau1

Tai Tau Chau is an island in the Southern District, Hong Kong. Geographically, it is located in the southern Hong Kong Island. It connected to the Shek O Headland by a footbridge and a gravelbar (tombolo) under it. The island itself is uninhabited.