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Round Island, Hong Kong

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Round Island
Native name:
銀洲
Round Island
Round Island is located in Hong Kong Island
Round Island
Round Island
Geography
LocationSouthern District
Coordinates22°12′57″N 114°11′09″E / 22.21588°N 114.18577°E / 22.21588; 114.18577
Area0.17 km2 (0.066 sq mi)
Administration
DistrictsSouthern District

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.

Geology

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Round Island has a hilly terrain. 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.

Climate

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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.[2] 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.[3]

Round Island
Climate chart (explanation)
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References

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  1. ^ Round Island at Geonames.org (cc-by); post updated 2014-11-05; database dump downloaded 2015-05-23
  2. ^ a b "NASA Earth Observations Data Set Index". NASA. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
  3. ^ "NASA Earth Observations: Rainfall (1 month - TRMM)". NASA/Tropical Rainfall Monitoring Mission. Retrieved 30 January 2016.


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