Cape D'Aguilar () is a

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Hong Kong Island Hong Kong Island is an Islands and peninsulas of Hong Kong, island in the southern part of Hong Kong. Known colloquially and on road signs simply as Hong Kong, the island has a population of 1,289,500 and its population density is 16,390/km ...

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. The cape is on the southeastern end of

D'Aguilar Peninsula D'Aguilar Peninsula () is located in southeastern Hong Kong Island, in the Southern District of Hong Kong. It is named after Major-General Sir George Charles d'Aguilar. Cape D'Aguilar is located in the southeastern part of D'Aguilar Peninsula. ...

. To its north are

Shek O Shek O is an area of the south-eastern part of Hong Kong Island, in Hong Kong. It can refers to Shek O village or Shek O Peninsula or Shek O Headland. Administratively, they are part of Southern District. Geography The name "Shek O" literal ...

and D'Aguilar Peak.

Name

It is named after

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George Charles d'Aguilar.

Geography

Cape D'Aguilar is in the Southern District. Nearby, there are two small islands collectively called

Kau Pei Chau Kau Pei Chau is an uninhabited islet located off the coast of Hong Kong Island on its southeastern end, about 50 metres (165 feet) off the tip of Cape D'Aguilar. Administratively, it is part of Southern District, Hong Kong, Southern D ...

(). A channel called Sheung Sze Mun () is located close to the cape.

Marine Reserve

Cape D'Aguilar is environmentally protected as part of the Cape D'Aguilar Marine Reserve.

Cape D'Aguilar Lighthouse

Cape D'Aguilar Lighthouse is one of the

declared monuments of Hong Kong Declared monuments of Hong Kong are places, structures or buildings legally declared to receive the highest level of protection. In Hong Kong, declaring a monument requires consulting the Antiquities Advisory Board, the approval of the Chief Exec ...

. It is also known as Hok Tsui Beacon. The lighthouse is one of five pre-war surviving lighthouses in Hong Kong; it is also the oldest lighthouse in Hong Kong. Two of the five lighthouses are on Green Island while the other three are at Cape D'Aguilar,

Waglan Island Waglan Island is a member of the Po Toi group of islands in Hong Kong. It hosts a ground of meteorological observation and recording. Waglan lighthouse The Waglan Lighthouse on Waglan Island has been listed as a declared monument of Hong K ...

and

Tang Lung Chau Tang Lung Chau () is a islet located off the southern coast of Ma Wan island to the northwest of Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong. Lighthouse Tang Lung Chau Lighthouse and the former light keeper's house, located on Tang Lung Chau, was declare ...

respectively. Waglan Lighthouse and Tang Lung Chau Lighthouse are also declared monuments of Hong Kong. The lighthouse was named after Major-General Sir George Charles d'Aguilar and began service 6 April 1875. The light was a fixed

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first order

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, emitting a white light on a focal plane of above sea level, that could be seen in clear weather . When the Waglan Island Lighthouse began operation in 1896 the Cape D'Aguilar light was rendered obsolete. In 1905 the light was removed and transferred to the Green Island Lighthouse to replace the forth order Fresnel light. In 1975 the Cape D'Aguilar was placed back into service with an automated system. The existing structure is tall.Cape D'Aguilar Lighthouse
- Antiquities and Monuments office: Leisure and Cultural Service Department, pp 3. Retrieved 2016-06-05

References

External links

Satellite image of the peninsula by Google MapsCape D’Aguilar Lighthouse video on YouTube
Capes of Hong Kong Declared monuments of Hong Kong Southern District, Hong Kong {{HongKongIsland-geo-stub