Po Toi Islands
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蒲台羣島 | |
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![]() Aerial view of Waglan Island (foreground), Po Toi (left), Lo Chau and Sung Kong from the east | |
![]() Location of Po Toi Islands within Hong Kong. | |
Geography | |
Location | South-east of Hong Kong Island |
Coordinates | 22°10′27″N 114°16′14″E / 22.1742°N 114.2705°E |
Major islands | Po Toi Island |
Administration | |
District | Islands District |
Demographics | |
Population | 200 |
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Traditional Chinese | 蒲台羣島/ 蒲苔羣島 | ||||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 蒲台群岛/ 蒲苔群岛 | ||||||||||||
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The Po Toi Islands are a small group of islands with a population of around 200, south-east of Hong Kong Island, off Stanley, in Hong Kong. The main island of the group is Po Toi Island. Administratively, they are part of Islands District.[1]
The islands are notable for interesting rock formations and open-air seafood restaurants. Po Toi Island has a "haunted house", and some rock carvings supposed to be the epitaph of an emperor who died on or near Po Toi.[citation needed] Waglan Island has one of the five surviving pre-war lighthouses in Hong Kong.[2]
Geography
Po Toi Islands include:
- Lo Chau Pak Pai (螺洲白排)
- Beaufort Island (螺洲)
- Mat Chau (墨洲), an islet off Po Toi island
- Mat Chau Pai (墨洲排), an islet off Mat Chau
- Po Toi (蒲台), 3.69 km²
- Sai Pai (細排)
- San Pai (散排)
- Sung Kong (宋崗)
- Tai Pai (大排)
- Waglan Island (橫瀾島)
Name
For the origin of the name, see Po Toi.
Transport
The islands are accessible by private ferry (kai-to) or water taxi. Scheduled ferries connect Po Toi island with Aberdeen and Stanley.[3]
See also
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