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蒲台羣島 | |
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Geography | |
Location | South-east of Hong Kong Island |
Coordinates | 22°10′27″N114°16′14″E / 22.1742°N 114.2705°E |
Major islands | Po Toi Island |
Administration | |
District | Islands District |
Demographics | |
Population | 200 |
Po Toi Islands | |||||||||||||
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Traditional Chinese | 蒲台羣島/ 蒲苔羣島 | ||||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 蒲台群岛/ 蒲苔群岛 | ||||||||||||
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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. [1]
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.[ citation needed ] Waglan Island has one of the five surviving pre-war lighthouses in Hong Kong. [2]
Po Toi Islands include:
For the origin of the name,see Po Toi.
The islands are accessible by private ferry (kai-to) or water taxi. Scheduled ferries connect Po Toi island with Aberdeen and Stanley. [3]
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