Round Island, Hong Kong
Native name: 銀洲 | |
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Round Island | |
Geography | |
Location | Southern District |
Coordinates | 22°12′57″N 114°11′09″E / 22.21588°N 114.18577°ECoordinates: 22°12′57″N 114°11′09″E / 22.21588°N 114.18577°E |
Area | 0.17 km2 (0.066 sq mi) |
Administration | |
Districts | Southern District |
Round Island or Ngan Chau (Chinese: 銀洲) is an island in Hong Kong.[1] Administratively part of the Southern District, the island has an area of 0.17 km2.
Geology[]
Round Island has a hilly terrain.[a] The island's highest point is 49 metres over the sea. It stretches 0.6 km in north–south direction, and 0.5 km in east–west direction. [b]
Climate[]
The climate in the area is temperate. The yearly mean temperature in the region is 21 °C. The warmest month is August, when the mean temperature is 24 °C, and the coldest is February at 16 °C.[3] The average yearly precipitation is 2150 mm. The rainiest month is May, with in average 538 mm precipitation, and the driest month is October, with 18 mm precipitation.[4]
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Notes[]
- ^ Counting in front from height information (DEM 3") from Viewfinder Panoramas.[2] More about the algorithm exists here: sv:Användare:Lsjbot/Algoritmer.
- ^ Counting in front from height information (DEM 3") from Viewfinder Panoramas.[2] More about the algorithm exists here: sv:Användare:Lsjbot/Algoritmer.
References[]
- ^ Round Island at Geonames.org (cc-by); post updated 2014-11-05; database dump downloaded 2015-05-23
- ^ a b "Viewfinder Panoramas Digital elevation Model". Retrieved 2015-06-21.
- ^ a b "NASA Earth Observations Data Set Index". NASA. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
- ^ "NASA Earth Observations: Rainfall (1 month - TRMM)". NASA/Tropical Rainfall Monitoring Mission. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
Categories:
- Islands of Hong Kong
- Hong Kong geography stubs