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Port Island or Chek Chau () is an island of Hong Kong, under the administration of List of SSSIs in Hong Kong
Danxia wonder at sea － Port Island
{{HongKong-geo-stub Uninhabited islands of Hong Kong Tai Po District Hong Kong UNESCO Global Geopark Underwater diving sites in Hong Kong
Port Island or Chek Chau () is an island of Hong Kong, under the administration of Tai Po District
Tai Po District is one of the 18 districts of Hong Kong. The suburban district covers the areas of Tai Po New Town (including areas such as Tai Po Market, , Tai Po Industrial Estate, Tai Wo Estate), Tai Po Tau, Tai Po Kau, Hong Lok Yuen, ...
. It is located in Tolo Channel, in the northeastern New Territories
The New Territories is one of the three main regions of Hong Kong, alongside Hong Kong Island and the Kowloon Peninsula. It makes up 86.2% of Hong Kong's territory, and contains around half of the population of Hong Kong. Historically, it ...
. Its name literally means red island; after the sedimentary
Sedimentary rocks are types of rock that are formed by the accumulation or deposition of mineral or organic particles at Earth's surface, followed by cementation. Sedimentation is the collective name for processes that cause these particles ...
rocks rich in iron
Iron () is a chemical element with symbol Fe (from la, ferrum) and atomic number 26. It is a metal that belongs to the first transition series and group 8 of the periodic table. It is, by mass, the most common element on Earth, right in ...
that form this island. and volcanoes
Port Island has been designated as a Site of Special Scientific Interest since 1979.See also
* Hong Kong National Geopark *List of islands and peninsulas of Hong Kong
Hong Kong comprises the Kowloon Peninsula and 263 islands over , the largest being Lantau Island and the second largest being Hong Kong Island. Ap Lei Chau is one of the most densely populated islands in the world.
Hong Kong Island is histo ...
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Danxia wonder at sea － Port Island
{{HongKong-geo-stub Uninhabited islands of Hong Kong Tai Po District Hong Kong UNESCO Global Geopark Underwater diving sites in Hong Kong