Coordinates: 22°20′32″N 114°21′06″E / 22.342300°N 114.351792°E / 22.342300; 114.351792

Nam Fung Chau

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Nam Fung Chau
Native name:
南風洲
File:High Island Hong Kong - southwest coast 08.JPG
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.
Geography
Coordinates22°20′32″N 114°21′06″E / 22.342300°N 114.351792°E / 22.342300; 114.351792
Administration
DistrictsSai Kung District

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] The island has a maximal elevation of 15 m.[2]

References

  1. "Glossary of place names". Civil Engineering and Development Department.
  2. 2.0 2.1 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.