橫瀾島 | |
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 Waglan Island and the Po Toi group of islands | |
 Location of Waglan Island within Hong Kong | |
| Geography | |
| Location | South China Sea |
| Area | 0.104 km2 (0.040 sq mi) |
| Administration | |
| District | Islands District |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 0 |
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| Traditional Chinese | 橫瀾島 | ||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 横澜岛 | ||||||||||||
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Waglan Island is a member of the Po Toi group of islands in Hong Kong. It hosts a ground of meteorological observation and recording.
| Climate data for Waglan Island (1989-2016) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 28.5 (83.3) | 28.8 (83.8) | 32.3 (90.1) | 33.4 (92.1) | 37.9 (100.2) | 38.4 (101.1) | 37.7 (99.9) | 38.1 (100.6) | 36.9 (98.4) | 35.1 (95.2) | 33.1 (91.6) | 29.9 (85.8) | 38.4 (101.1) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 18.3 (64.9) | 18.6 (65.5) | 20.7 (69.3) | 24.7 (76.5) | 28.3 (82.9) | 30.4 (86.7) | 31.3 (88.3) | 31.3 (88.3) | 30.6 (87.1) | 28.2 (82.8) | 24.5 (76.1) | 20.3 (68.5) | 25.6 (78.1) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 15.5 (59.9) | 15.9 (60.6) | 18.0 (64.4) | 21.8 (71.2) | 25.3 (77.5) | 27.5 (81.5) | 28.2 (82.8) | 28.0 (82.4) | 27.3 (81.1) | 25.1 (77.2) | 21.5 (70.7) | 17.6 (63.7) | 22.7 (72.9) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 13.2 (55.8) | 14.3 (57.7) | 16.3 (61.3) | 20.1 (68.2) | 23.5 (74.3) | 25.7 (78.3) | 26.0 (78.8) | 25.8 (78.4) | 24.6 (76.3) | 23.4 (74.1) | 19.7 (67.5) | 15.7 (60.3) | 20.0 (68.0) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 3.4 (38.1) | 6.0 (42.8) | 7.8 (46.0) | 10.2 (50.4) | 17.4 (63.3) | 20.2 (68.4) | 21.5 (70.7) | 21.7 (71.1) | 18.7 (65.7) | 16.1 (61.0) | 9.8 (49.6) | 4.4 (39.9) | 3.4 (38.1) |
| Source:Hong Kong Observatory [1] | |||||||||||||
 AWaglan lighthouse in the 1910s | |
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| Location | Waglan Island,Hong Kong |
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| Coordinates | 22°10′55″N114°18′10″E / 22.181991°N 114.302880°E |
| Tower | |
| Constructed | 1893 |
| Construction | cast iron tower |
| Automated | 1989 |
| Height | 16 metres (52 ft) |
| Shape | cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern |
| Markings | white tower with a horizontal red band under the balcony, white lantern |
| Heritage | declared monuments of Hong Kong  |
| Fog signal | two blasts every 60s. |
| Light | |
| Focal height | 69 metres (226 ft) |
| Range | 24 nautical miles (44 km; 28 mi) |
| Characteristic | Fl (2) W 20s. |
| Hong Kong no. | HK-102 [2] |
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