Beaufort Island
螺洲
Beaufort Island and Lo Chau Mun channel
Location within Hong Kong
Geography
LocationSouth China Sea
Coordinates22°11′00″N 114°15′00″E / 22.183333°N 114.25°E / 22.183333; 114.25
Administration
Hong Kong
DistrictIslands District
Demographics
Population0
Beaufort Island
Traditional Chinese螺洲

Beaufort Island is a member of the Po Toi group of islands in Hong Kong. Its size is about 120 ha (300 acres)[1] while its highest point is 270 m (890 ft) above sea level.

The channel next to Beaufort Island called Lo Chau Mun, or Beaufort Channel, is the deepest part of Hong Kong at 66 m (217 ft) below sea level.[2]

Ecology

According to the local government, several plant species of conservation concern are present on Beaufort Island such as Eulophia flava ( 黃花美冠蘭 ), Podocarpus macrophyllus (羅漢松), Polygala polifolia (小花遠志) and Rungia chinensis (中華孩兒草).[1]

Geology

The 140-million-year-old Po Toi Granite, which forms nearly all of Beaufort Island, is the last large magma intrusion in Hong Kong. Megacrysts are commonly found.[1]

See also

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Beaufort Island, Hong Kong.
  1. ^ a b c "The Draft Po Toi Islands Outline Zoning Plan No. S/I-PTI/D Further Consideration of a New Plan" (PDF).
  2. ^ "Hong Kong 2003 - The Environment". www.yearbook.gov.hk. Retrieved 21 April 2022.


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