Hebao Island Explained

Hebao Island
Official Name:Hebao Dao
Native Name:荷包岛
Settlement Type:Island
Coordinates:21.8644°N 113.1592°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:China
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Guangdong
Area Total Km2:13

Hebao Island (Hebao Dao,[1] literally "Purse Island", variants: Bullock Horn,[2] Ho-pao,[3] Ho-pao Tao,[4] Kukok Island,[5] Kukok Ngao Kok,[6] Niu-chiao-shan[7] and Niu-chio Tao[8]) is a resort island off the southern coast of Guangdong province in the People's Republic of China. Located in the South China Sea, it is approximately 100 kilometers West-Southwest of Hong Kong.

Administratively, this picturesque, sub-tropical island belongs to the prefecture-level city of Zhuhai, and so may be considered part of the so-called Chinese Riviera. It has a total area of 13 square kilometers, and its coast consists mainly of beaches,[9] while the interior includes sub-tropical forest.[10]

Four-mile long Great South beach is the longest on the island.[11]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hebao Dao: China . 2010-10-04.
  2. Web site: Bullock Horn: China . 2010-10-04.
  3. Web site: Ho-pao: China . 2010-10-04.
  4. Web site: Ho-pao Tao: China . 2010-10-04.
  5. Web site: Kukok Island: China . 2010-10-04.
  6. Web site: Kukok Ngao Kok: China . 2010-10-04.
  7. Web site: Niu-chiao-shan: China . 2010-10-04.
  8. Web site: Niu-chio Tao: China . 2010-10-04.
  9. Web site: 荷包岛. 2010-10-04.
  10. Web site: Zhuhai purse Island. 2010-10-04. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20100922150817/http://www.zhuhaicitychina.cn/zhuhai-travel/zhuhai-purse-island/. 2010-09-22.
  11. Web site: 珠海荷包岛. 2010-10-04.

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