Bluff Island
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Bluff Island, indigneously known as Sha Tong Hau Shan (Chinese:
沙塘口山), also known as Ung Kong (甕缸), is an island in Port Shelter
, south of Sai Kung Peninsula
of Hong Kong
. It is an important area for coral
s and other marine life. The island is zoned as Site of Special Scientific Interest
in 1979. The surrounding water has not yet legally protected and thus the corals are damaged by anchors of holiday visitors.
Together with Basalt Island
and Wang Chau
, it forms the Ung Kong Group (甕缸群島) and is part of Hong Kong National Geopark
.
An open U-shaped bay, Ung Kong Wan (甕缸灣), is located at the north of the island.
Chinese language
The Chinese language is a language or language family consisting of varieties which are mutually intelligible to varying degrees. Originally the indigenous languages spoken by the Han Chinese in China, it forms one of the branches of Sino-Tibetan family of languages...
沙塘口山), also known as Ung Kong (甕缸), is an island in Port Shelter
Port Shelter
Port Shelter, also known as Ngau Mei Hoi indigenously, is a harbour south of Sai Kung Peninsula in Hong Kong.-External links:*...
, south of Sai Kung Peninsula
Sai Kung Peninsula
Sai Kung Peninsula is a peninsula in the easternmost part of the New Territories in Hong Kong. Its name comes from Sai Kung Town in the central southern area of the peninsula...
of Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...
. It is an important area for coral
Coral
Corals are marine animals in class Anthozoa of phylum Cnidaria typically living in compact colonies of many identical individual "polyps". The group includes the important reef builders that inhabit tropical oceans and secrete calcium carbonate to form a hard skeleton.A coral "head" is a colony of...
s and other marine life. The island is zoned as Site of Special Scientific Interest
Site of Special Scientific Interest (Hong Kong)
Site of Special Scientific Interest or SSSI is a special area to protect wildlife, habitats and geographic features based on scientic interest in Hong Kong. Scientic interests are special features relating to animal life, plant life, geology and/or geography...
in 1979. The surrounding water has not yet legally protected and thus the corals are damaged by anchors of holiday visitors.
Together with Basalt Island
Basalt Island
Basalt Island is an island of Hong Kong. Administratively it is part of Sai Kung District. Together with Wang Chau and Bluff Island, it forms the Ung Kong Group and is part of Hong Kong National Geopark.-History:...
and Wang Chau
Wang Chau (Sai Kung)
Wang Chau is an island of Hong Kong. Administratively it is part of Sai Kung District.Together with Basalt Island and Bluff Island, it forms the Ung Kong Group and is part of Hong Kong National Geopark.-External links:*...
, it forms the Ung Kong Group (甕缸群島) and is part of Hong Kong National Geopark
Hong Kong National Geopark
Hong Kong Global Geopark of China , formerly Hong Kong National Geopark , was inaugurated on November 3, 2009. It covers an area of 50 km2 across parts of the Eastern and Northeastern New Territories. It includes eight sites...
.
An open U-shaped bay, Ung Kong Wan (甕缸灣), is located at the north of the island.