Overview of Hong Kong islands and peninsulas
Islands ofHong Kong Island (red) andNew Territories (green), butKowloon Rock , the only island inKowloon is so small that cannot be labelled Hong Kong comprisesKowloon (including theKowloon Peninsula andNew Kowloon ), the mainland of theNew Territories , and 263 nearbyislands over 500 m2 (5,400 sq ft) — the largest beingLantau Island and the second-largest beingHong Kong Island .[ 1] Ap Lei Chau is one of themost densely populated islands in the world .
Hong Kong Island is historically the political and commercial centre of Hong Kong. It was the site of the initial settlement ofVictoria City , where the financial district ofCentral is now located. Most of the other islands are commonly referred to as theOutlying Islands
TheKowloon Peninsula , acrossVictoria Harbour fromHong Kong Island is another notable commercial centre in Hong Kong.
In terms of thedistricts of Hong Kong , while one of the 18 districts is called theIslands District , manyislands of Hong Kong are actually not part of that district, which only consists of some twenty large and small islands in the southern and the south-western waters of Hong Kong. These islands belong to respective districts depending on their locations.
Below is apartial peninsulas of Hong Kong and the districts they belong to:
Below is apartial
A Chau (丫洲 , Centre Island) –Tai Po A Chau (鴉洲 ) –North Adamasta Rock (北長洲石 ) – IslandsAp Chau Mei Pak Tun Pai (鴨洲尾白墩排 ) – NorthAp Chau Pak Tun Pai (鴨洲白墩排 ) – NorthAp Chau (鴨洲 , Robinson Island) – NorthAp Lei Chau (鴨脷洲 , Aberdeen Island) –Southern Ap Lei Pai (鴨脷排 ) – SouthernAp Lo Chun (鴨籮春 ) – NorthAp Tan Pai (鴨蛋排 ) – NorthAp Tau Pai (鴨兜排 ) – NorthBay Islet (匙洲 , See Chau) –Sai Kung Breaker Reef (打浪排 ) – Tai PoBun Bei Chau (崩鼻洲 ) – Sai KungBun Sha Pai (崩紗排 ) – Tai PoCha Kwo Chau (茶果洲 ) – IslandsCha Yue Pai (炸魚排 ) – Sai KungCham Pai (杉排 ) – Tai PoCham Pai (沉排 ) – Sai KungCham Tau Chau (枕頭洲 ) – Sai KungChap Mo Chau (執毛洲 ) – NorthChau Tsai Kok (洲仔角 ) – Tai PoChau Tsai (洲仔 ) – Sai KungChe Lei Pai (扯里排 ) – Tai PoChek Chau (赤洲 , Port Island) – Tai PoChek Lap Kok (赤鱲角 ) – Islands – now assimilated withLam Chau into theairport platform and connected toLantau Island by two bridgesCheung Chau (長洲 ) – IslandsCheung Shek Tsui (長石咀 ) – NorthCheung Sok (長索 ) –Tsuen Wan Cheung Tsui Chau (長咀洲 ) – Sai KungChing Chau (青洲 , distinct fromSteep Island ) – Sai KungConic Island (飯甑洲 ) – Sai KungDouglas Rock (德己利士礁 ) – IslandsFlat Island (銀洲 , Ngan Chau) – Tai PoFo Shek Chau (火石洲 , Basalt Island) – Sai KungFo Siu Pai (火燒排 ) – Sai KungFu Wong Chau (虎王洲 ) – NorthFun Chau (墳洲 ) – NorthGreen Island (青洲 ) –Central & Western Ha So Pai (蝦鬚排 ) – IslandsHau Tsz Kok Pai (孝子角排 ) – Tai PoHei Ling Chau (喜靈洲 ) – IslandsHin Pai (蜆排 ) – Tai PoHok Tsai Pai (殼仔排 ) – Sai KungHong Kong Island (香港島 )Hung Pai (紅排 ) – NorthKai Chau (雞洲 ) – Sai KungKat O (吉澳 , Crooked Island) – NorthKau Pei Chau (狗脾洲 ) – SouthernKau Sai Chau (滘西洲 ) – Sai KungKau Yi Chau (交椅洲 ) – IslandsKiu Tau (橋頭 ) – Sai KungKiu Tsui Chau (橋咀洲 , Sharp Island) – Sai KungKo Pai (高排 ) – NorthKok Tai Pai (角大排 ) – NorthKong Tau Pai (光頭排 ) – Sai KungKowloon Rock (九龍石 ) –Kowloon City Kung Chau (弓洲 ) – Tai PoKwun Cham Wan (罐杉環 ) – Sai KungKwun Tsai (觀仔 ) – Sai KungLak Lei Tsai (癩痢仔 ) – Sai KungLamma Island (南丫島 ) – IslandsLan Shuen Pei (爛樹排 ) – NorthLan Tau Pai (爛頭排 ) – Sai KungLantau Island (大嶼山 ) – IslandsLap Sap Chau (垃圾洲 ) – Sai KungLittle Green Island (小青洲 ) – Central & WesternLo Chau (羅洲 ) – SouthernLo Chi Pai (鷀鸕排 ) – NorthLo Chi Pai (鷀鸕排 ) – Sai KungLo Fu Tiu Pai (老虎吊排 ) – Sai KungLo Shue Pai (老鼠排 ) –Eastern Loaf Rock (饅頭排 ) – IslandsLuk Chau (鹿洲 ), formerly George I.[ 2] Lung Kwu Chau (龍鼓洲 ) –Tuen Mun Lung Shan Pai (龍山排 ) – SouthernLung Shuen Pai (龍船排 ) – Sai KungLut Chau (甩洲 ) –Yuen Long Ma Shi Chau (馬屎洲 ) – Tai PoMa Tsai Pai (孖仔排 ) – Sai KungMa Wan (馬灣 ) – Tsuen WanMa Yan Pai (媽印排 ) – Tai PoMagazine Island (火藥洲 , Fo Yeuk Chau) – SouthernMei Pai (尾排 ) – IslandsMiddle Island (熨波洲 ) – SouthernMong Chau Tsai (芒洲仔 ) – Sai KungMoon Island (磨洲 , Mo Chau) – Tai PoMuk Yue Chau (木魚洲 ) – Sai KungNam Fung Chau (南風洲 ) – Sai KungNg Fan Chau (五分洲 ) – SouthernNga Ying Chau (牙鷹洲 ) – Sai Kung Southeast toChing Chau (青洲 )Nga Ying Pai (牙鷹排 ) – Sai KungNgam Hau Shek (岩口石 ) – Tsuen WanNgan Chau (銀洲 ) – IslandsNgau Shi Pui (牛屎砵 ) – Sai KungNgau Tau Pai (牛頭排 ) – Sai KungNgo Mei Chau (娥眉洲 , Crescent Island) – NorthNinepin Group (果洲群島 ) – Sai KungPak Chau (白洲, Tree Island ) – Tuen MunPak Ka Chau (筆架洲 ) – NorthPak Ma Tsui Pai (白馬咀排 ) – Sai KungPak Pai (白排 ) – Sai KungPak Sha Chau (白沙洲 , Round Island) – NorthPak Sha Chau (白沙洲 , White Sand Island) – Sai KungPat Ka Chau (筆架洲 ) – NorthPeaked Hill (雞翼角 ) – IslandsPeng Chau (坪洲 ) – IslandsPearl Island (龍珠島 ) – Tuen MunPin Chau (扁洲 ) – Sai KungPing Chau (平洲 ) – Tai PoPing Min Chau (平面洲 ) – Sai KungPo Pin Chau (破邊洲 ) – Sai KungPo Toi Islands (蒲苔群島 ) – IslandsPo Yue Pai (蒲魚排 ) – Sai KungPun Shan Shek (半山石 ) – Tsuen WanPyramid Rock (尖柱石 ) – Sai KungRound Island (銀洲 ) – SouthernSai Ap Chau (細鴨洲 ) – NorthSam Pai (三排 ) – Sai KungSam Pui Chau (三杯酒 ) – Tai PoSha Chau (沙洲 ) – Tuen MunSha Pai (沙排 ) – NorthSha Pai (沙排 ) – Tai PoSha Tong Hau (沙塘口山 , Bluff Island) – Sai KungSham Shui Pai (深水排 ) – IslandsShau Kei Pai (筲箕排 ) – NorthShek Chau (石洲 ) – Sai KungShek Kwu Chau (石鼓洲 ) – IslandsShek Ngau Chau (石牛洲 ) – Tai PoShelter Island (牛尾洲 ) – Sai KungSheung Pai (雙排 ) – NorthShui Cham Tsui Pai (水浸咀排 ) – NorthShui Pai (水排 ) – IslandsSiu Kau Yi Chau (小交椅洲 ) – IslandsSiu Nim Chau (小稔洲 ) – NorthSiu Tsan Chau (小鏟洲 ) – Sai KungSoko Islands (索罟群島 ) – IslandsSteep Island (青洲 , Ching Chau) – Sai KungSunshine Island (周公島 ) – IslandsTa Ho Pai (打蠔排 ) – NorthTai Chau (大洲 ) – Sai KungTai Lei (大利 ) – IslandsTai Nim Chau (大稔洲 ) – NorthTai O (大澳 ) – IslandsTai Pai (大排 ) – Sai KungTai Tau Chau (Sai Kung District) (大頭洲 ) – Sai KungTai Tau Chau (Southern District) (大頭洲 ) – SouthernTai Tsan Chau (大鏟洲 ) – Sai KungTang Chau (燈洲 ) – Tai PoTang Lung Chau (燈籠洲 ) – Tsuen WanTap Mun Chau (塔門 , Grass Island) – Tai PoTau Chau (頭洲 ) – SouthernThe Brothers (磨刀洲 ) – Tuen MunTit Cham Chau (鐵蔘洲 ) – Sai KungTit Shue Pai (鐵樹排 ) – Tai PoTiu Chung Chau (吊鐘洲 , Jin Island) – Sai KungTiu Chung Pai (吊鐘排 ) – Sai KungTong Hau Pai (塘口排 ) – Sai KungTong Yan Pai (劏人排 ) – SouthernTown Island (伙頭墳洲 ) – Sai KungTrio Island (大癩痢 ) – Sai KungTsim Chau Group – Sai KungTsing Chau (青洲 , Table Island) – NorthTsing Yi Island (青衣島 ) –Kwai Tsing Tsui Pai (咀排 ) – IslandsTuen Tau Chau (斷頭洲 ) – Sai KungTung Lung Chau (東龍洲 ) – Sai KungTung Sam Chau (棟心洲 ) – Sai KungWai Chau Pai (灣仔排 ) – Tai PoWai Kap Pai (桅夾排 ) – Sai KungWang Chau (橫洲 ) – Sai KungWang Pai (橫排 ) – Sai KungWo Sheung Chau (和尚洲 ) – Sai KungWong Mau Chau (黃茅洲 ) – Sai KungWong Nai Chau Tsai (黃泥洲仔 ) – Sai KungWong Nai Chau (黃泥洲 ) – NorthWong Nai Chau (黃泥洲 ) – NorthWong Nai Chau (黃泥洲 ) – Sai KungWong Wan Chau (往灣洲 , Double Island) – NorthWong Wan Pai (往灣排 ) – Sai KungWong Yi Chau (黃宜洲 ) – Sai KungWu Chau (烏洲 ) – NorthWu Chau (烏洲 ) – Tai PoWu Pai (烏排 ) – NorthWu Yeung Chau Pai (湖洋洲排 ) – NorthWu Ying Pai (烏蠅排 ) – IslandsYan Chau (印洲 ) – NorthYau Lung Kok (游龍角 ) – Sai KungYeung Chau (洋洲 ) – NorthYeung Chau (洋洲 ) – Tai PoYeung Chau (羊洲 ), Sheep Island – Sai KungYi Long Pai (二浪排 ) – IslandsYi Pai (二排 ) – Sai KungYim Tin Tsai (鹽田仔 ) – Tai PoYim Tin Tsai (鹽田仔 , Little Salt Field) – Sai KungYuen Kong Chau (圓崗洲 ) – Sai KungChannel Rock – Kowloon City – now a part of theKai Tak former airport runwayChau Tsai – absorbed by reclaimed land ofTsing Yi Island , nearCRC Oil Depot ofNam Wan Kok Fat Tong Chau (佛堂洲 , Junk Island) – now a part ofTseung Kwan O ,Sai Kung as a result ofland reclamation Hoi Sham Island – Kowloon City (also To Kwa Wan Island) – now part of To Kwa Wan as a result of reclamationKellett Island – now part ofCauseway Bay as a result of gradual land reclamation,Eastern La Ka Chau (勒加洲 )Lam Chau –Islands – now assimilated with Chek Lap Kok into theairport platform and connected to Lantau by two bridgesLo Shue Pai [zh-tw ] Leung Shuen Wan (糧船灣洲 , High Island), Sai Kung – connected to the mainland to form theHigh Island Reservoir Mong Chau – an island off the hill ofLai King , buried under the Terminal 2 of the Container TerminalMouse Island – an island in Sam Shing, Tuen Mun and now a part of Mouse Island Children's PlaygroundNga Ying Chau – now northeast corner of theTsing Yi Island as a result of land reclamationRumsey Rock – now a part of shore of betweenTsim Sha Tsui East andHung Hom Stonecutters Island – a former island, now part of theKowloon Peninsula , following land reclamationTsing Chau , orPillar Island – absorbed into reclaimed land ofGin Drinkers Bay orLap Sap Wan . It is theKwai Chung end ofTsing Yi Bridge Tung Tau Chau (東頭洲 ) – connected to the mainland to form thePlover Cove Reservoir Yuen Chau Tsai (元洲仔 )Un Chau Careening Island New Wing ofHong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre
The following is a list of the largest islands of Hong Kong, sorted by area (km2 ):[ 1]
Lantau Island 147.16Hong Kong Island 78.52Lamma Island 13.74Chek Lap Kok – the site of the airport platform, 12.70 km2 [needs update Tsing Yi Island 10.69Kau Sai Chau 6.70Po Toi 3.69Cheung Chau 2.44Tung Lung Chau 2.42Crooked Island (Kat O) 2.35Wong Wan Chau (Double Island) 2.13Hei Ling Chau 1.93Tap Mun Chau (Grass Island) 1.69An artificial island for theBoundary Crossing Facilities and the southern entrance of theTuen Mun–Chek Lap Kok Link Tunnel 1.50[ 4] Ap Lei Chau 1.30Tai A Chau 1.20Tung Ping Chau 1.16Peng Chau 0.97Ma Wan 0.97Leung Shuen Wan was connected to the mainland in the 1970s to form theHigh Island Reservoir . It historically had an area of 8.511 km2 and was in 1960 the 4th largest island of Hong Kong.[ 5]
The originalChek Lap Kok had an area of 3.02 km2 [ 6] 2 ).[ 7] [ 8]
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