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    Po Toi Islands

    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.

    Aerial view of Waglan Island, Sung Kong, Lo Chau and Po Toi Island of Po Toi Islands off the Southeastern coast of Hong Kong Island
    Aerial view of Waglan Island, Sung Kong, Lo Chau and Po Toi Island of Po Toi Islands off the Southeastern coast of Hong Kong Island

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    21 landforms

    Overview

    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. 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. Waglan Island has one of the five surviving pre-war lighthouses in Hong Kong.

    From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

    Census, cataloged

    • Major islands2
    • Minor islands1
    • Islets3
    • Rocks & skerries15

    Major islands

    2
    • Po Toi

      Po Toi

      Area
      3.7 km²
      High point
      242 m

      Po Toi (commonly Chinese: 蒲台島, originally Chinese: 蒲苔島) is the main island of the Po Toi Islands and the southernmost island of Hong Kong, with an area of 3.69 km2.

    • Beaufort Island

      Beaufort Island

      Area
      1.2 km²
      High point
      270 m

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

    Minor islands

    1

    Islets

    3
    • Unnamed island60 m · 0.04 km²
    • Mat Chau38 m · 0.03 km²
    • Waglan Pai0.2 ha

    Rocks & skerries

    15
    • Waglan Island21 m · 0.05 km²
    • Fury Rocks0.5 ha
    • Tai Pai9 m · 0.5 ha
    • Mat Chau Pai<0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    • Sai Pai<0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha

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    Comparative heights

    Sea level100 m200 m300 m270 mBeaufort242 mPo Toi150 mSung Kong38 mMat Chau21 mWaglan9 mTai Pai
    High points by island, metres above sea level.

    Islands by area

    0.000010.00010.0010.010.1110Po Toi: 3.7 km²Po ToiBeaufort: 1.2 km²BeaufortSung Kong: 0.48 km²Sung KongWaglan: 0.05 km²WaglanUnnamed island: 0.04 km²Unnamed islandMat Chau: 0.03 km²Mat ChauFury Rocks: 0.5 haFury RocksTai Pai: 0.5 haTai PaiWaglan Pai: 0.2 haWaglan PaiMat Chau Pai: <0.1 haMat Chau PaiUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandSai Pai: <0.1 haSai PaiUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed island
    km², log scale
    Po Toi3.7 km²
    Beaufort Island1.2 km²
    Sung Kong0.48 km²
    Waglan Island0.05 km²
    Unnamed island0.04 km²
    Mat Chau0.03 km²
    Fury Rocks0.5 ha
    Tai Pai0.5 ha
    Waglan Pai0.2 ha
    Mat Chau Pai<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Sai Pai<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha

    Sources

    Facts

    • Geometry, areas and high points: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Copernicus GLO-30, via Talus.
    • Wikidata
    • Wikipedia

    Photographs