Tung Lung Chau

Tung Lung Chau
東龍洲
Aerial view from Northeast
Map of Hong Kong showing the location of Tung Lung Chau.
Geography
LocationFat Tong Mun (佛堂門)
Area2.42 km2 (0.93 sq mi)
Highest elevation232 m (761 ft)
Administration
Tung Lung Chau
Traditional Chinese東龍洲
Literal meaningEastern dragon island
Transcriptions
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationDūng lùhng jāu
JyutpingDung1 lung4 zau1
Nam Tong Island
Traditional Chinese南堂島
Transcriptions
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationNàahm tòhng dóu
JyutpingNaam4 tong4 dou2
The cliffs on the east coast of Tung Lung Chau.
Tung Lung Fort.

Tung Lung Chau, previously known as Nam Tong Island or Nam Fat Tong[1] is an island located off the tip of the Clear Water Bay Peninsula in the New Territories of Hong Kong. It is also referred to by Hong Kong people as Tung Lung To or Tung Lung Island (東龍島). The island is largely uninhabited. Administratively, it belongs to Sai Kung District.

  1. ^ "Fort and Rock Carving on Tung Lung Chau" (PDF). Leisure and Cultural Services Department. March 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-10-23.