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[[File:Wong Chuk Kok Tsui, Hong Kong 2022.jpg|thumb|285x285px|Wong Chuk Kok Tsui in 2022]] |
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[[File:Devil's Fist, Wong Chuk Kok Tsui 1.jpg|thumb|284x284px|Devil's Fist at Wong Chuk Kok Tsui. The island visible in the background is [[Chek Chau|Port Island]] (Chek Chau)]] |
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'''Wong Chuk Kok Tsui''' ( |
'''Wong Chuk Kok Tsui''' ({{zh|t=黃竹角咀|l=Cape of the Yellow [[Bamboo]] Point}}), formerly known as '''Bluff Head''', is a cape in north east [[New Territories]], [[Hong Kong]]. Administratively, it is part of [[North District, Hong Kong|North District]] and [[Tai Po District]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Office |first=United States Naval Oceanographic |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Z9xHAQAAIAAJ |title=Sailing Directions for the Coast of China, Coast Northward of Hong Kong to Yalu Chiang and Island of Taiwan |date=1959 |pages=153 |language=en}}</ref> |
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==Geography== |
==Geography== |
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Wong Chuk Kok Tsui separates [[North Channel, Hong Kong|North Channel]], the northern part of [[Tolo Channel]], to its south and [[Wong Chuk Kok Hoi]] to its north. It is |
Wong Chuk Kok Tsui separates [[North Channel, Hong Kong|North Channel]], the northern part of [[Tolo Channel]], to its south and [[Wong Chuk Kok Hoi]] to its north. It is repudiated as the extremity of north east New Territories, due to its remoteness for access on land. |
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==Conservation== |
==Conservation== |
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It is part of [[Plover Cove Country Park]] and the [[Hong Kong National Geopark]]. It holds some of the oldest [[ |
It is part of [[Plover Cove Country Park]] and the [[Hong Kong National Geopark]]. It holds some of the oldest [[rock (geology)|rock]]s in Hong Kong. |
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== References == |
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* [http://www.geopark.gov.hk/en_landforms1e.html Oldest rock in Hong Kong － Wong Chuk Kok Tsui] |
* [http://www.geopark.gov.hk/en_landforms1e.html Oldest rock in Hong Kong － Wong Chuk Kok Tsui] |
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[[zh-yue:黃竹角嘴]] |
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Latest revision as of 08:33, 27 August 2024
Wong Chuk Kok Tsui (Chinese: 黃竹角咀; lit. 'Cape of the Yellow Bamboo Point'), formerly known as Bluff Head, is a cape in north east New Territories, Hong Kong. Administratively, it is part of North District and Tai Po District.[1]
Geography
[edit]Wong Chuk Kok Tsui separates North Channel, the northern part of Tolo Channel, to its south and Wong Chuk Kok Hoi to its north. It is repudiated as the extremity of north east New Territories, due to its remoteness for access on land.
Conservation
[edit]It is part of Plover Cove Country Park and the Hong Kong National Geopark. It holds some of the oldest rocks in Hong Kong.
References
[edit]- ^ Office, United States Naval Oceanographic (1959). Sailing Directions for the Coast of China, Coast Northward of Hong Kong to Yalu Chiang and Island of Taiwan. p. 153.
External links
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22°30′28.85″N 114°20′4.67″E / 22.5080139°N 114.3346306°E
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