Conic Island

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Conic Island
Native name:
飯甑洲
Conic Island 1.jpg
Conic Island
Conic Island is located in Hong Kong
Conic Island
Conic Island
Location of Conic Island in Hong Kong
Geography
Coordinates22°21′49.32″N 114°23′29.76″E / 22.3637000°N 114.3916000°E / 22.3637000; 114.3916000Coordinates: 22°21′49.32″N 114°23′29.76″E / 22.3637000°N 114.3916000°E / 22.3637000; 114.3916000
Length300 m (1000 ft)
Width100 m (300 ft)
Coastline780 m (2560 ft)
Highest elevation50 m (160 ft)
Administration
DistrictSai Kung
Demographics
Population0

Conic Island or Fan Tsang Chau (Chinese: 飯甑洲) is a small uninhabited island in Sai Kung District, Hong Kong.

Its Chinese name derives from it being in the shape of Zeng (), a crockery used in ancient times in steaming rice.

Location[]

Located within Sai Kung East Country Park, the island lies a few hundred metres east of Tsang Pang Kok (罾棚角), Long Ke Wan. It is visible from Tsang Pang Kok, the East Dam of the High Island Reservoir, the eastern end of Man Yee Road as well as at the end of Stage 1 of the MacLehose Trail. There is and a basic dock on the island.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ "飯甑洲 Conic Island, Hong Kong". hk.geoview.info.

Further reading[]

  • Clark, Paul F.; Ng, Peter K. L.; Fransen, Charles H. J. M.; McLaughlin, Patsy A.; Dworschak, Peter C.; Baba, Keiji (30 July 2008). "A checklist of Crustacea Decapoda collected from Conic Island Cave and adjacent areas of Hong Kong". Journal of Natural History. 42 (9–12): 913–926. doi:10.1080/00222930701850570.
  • Lam, Katherine; Leung, Albert W. Y.; Morton, Brian; Hodgson, Paul (30 July 2008). "A checklist of fish species identified from Conic Island Cave, Hong Kong". Journal of Natural History. 42 (9–12): 967–970. doi:10.1080/00222930701850620.
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