Round Island or Ngan Chau (Chinese: 銀洲) is an island in Hong Kong.[1] Administratively part of the Southern District, the island has an area of 0.17 km2. An unmanned navigational beacon was constructed on the island in 1972.
Native name: 銀洲 | |
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Location | Southern District |
Coordinates | 22.21588°N 114.18577°E / 22.21588; 114.18577 |
Area | 0.17 km2 (0.066 sq mi) |
Administration | |
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Districts | Southern District |
Round Island has a hilly terrain.[lower-alpha 1] The island's highest point is 49 metres over the sea. It stretches 0.6 km in north–south direction, and 0.5 km in east–west direction. [lower-alpha 2]
The climate in the area is temperate. The yearly mean temperature in the region is 21 °C. The warmest month is August, when the mean temperature is 24 °C, and the coldest is February at 16 °C.[3] The average yearly precipitation is 2150 mm. The rainiest month is May, with in average 538 mm precipitation, and the driest month is October, with 18 mm precipitation.[4]
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