Magazine Island
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Native name: 火藥洲 | |
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Geography | |
Coordinates | 22°14.6′N 114°8.377′E / 22.2433°N 114.139617°E |
Administration | |
Districts | Southern District |
Magazine Island (Chinese: 火藥洲; Fo Yeuk Chau), originally known as One Tree Island (一木島)[citation needed], is an island of Hong Kong, located off the southwest coast of Hong Kong Island, and off the northwestern tip of Ap Lei Chau. For the purpose of local council, it is part of Southern District.
Features
The former Magazine Building on Magazine Island is now a Grade III Historic Building.[1] It was built by the British Dynamite Company, which later became Nobel's Explosives Company, and was once the largest private explosives depot in Hong Kong. In 1908, the government did not renew the company's contract and the magazine was closed.[2] A lighthouse is located at the west end of the island.[3]
See also
References
- ^ List of Graded Historic Buildings in Hong Kong (as at 6 November 2009) Archived 9 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Antiquities and Monuments Offices - Introduction to 1444 Historic Buildings Archived 2012-10-13 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of China: Hong Kong". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Further reading
- Mok, Danny (6 November 2017). "Sparks and loud noise alarm residents as cargo ship hits islet near Hong Kong housing estate". South China Morning Post.
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