Double Island, Hong Kong

Location of Double Island in Hong Kong
View of Double Island

Double Island (Chinese: 往灣洲) or Wong Wan Chau is an island located in the north-eastern part of Hong Kong. Administratively, it is part of North District.

Geography

Double Island has an area of 2.13 km².[1] It is the second largest island in North District, the largest being Crooked Island. Its highest point is at 139 m.[2]

Conservation

Double Island is part of the Plover Cove (Extension) Country Park since 1979.[3]

Typhoon of 1858

The September Typhoon of 1858 destroyed several well-known opium clippers at Double Island, including the Anonyma, Gazelle, Pantaloon, and Mazeppa. Eamont was anchored off Double Island, with "150 fathoms of chain out and a second anchor backed on it at 60 fathoms." The waves in the anchorage were estimated to be as large as 40 feet, and the Eamont’s crew had to cut away her masts. Eamont was one of only two ships in that anchorage to survive the night, the other being the Hazard.[4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Survey and Mapping Office, Lands Department: Hong Kong geographic data sheet
  2. ↑ K.W. Lai, S.D.G. Campbell & R. Shaw, Geology of the Northeastern New Territories, p. 15, Civil Engineering Dept, Geotechnical Engineering Office, December 1996
  3. ↑ Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department: Plover Cove Country Park
  4. ↑ Lubbock, Basil (1933). The Opium Clippers. Boston, MA: Charles E. Lauriat Co. p. 384.
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Coordinates: 22°30′45″N 114°18′37″E / 22.51250°N 114.31028°E