Sha Chau

Sha Chau

Sha Chau (Chinese: 沙洲, lit. Sand Island) is an island at the northwest water of Hong Kong. It is off the shore of Lung Kwun Tan near Tuen Mun in the mainland New Territories, separated by waterway of Urmston Road. The island is together with Lung Kwu Chau and Pak Chau (白洲) at its north fall to the Lung Kwu Chau and Sha Chau Marine Park to protect the wildlife in Hong Kong from November 1996. It is known as a "dolphin sanctuary" where is the habitat for the Chinese white dolphin.

ee also

*Islands of Hong Kong
*Outlying Islands

External links

* [http://www.wwf.org.hk/eng/conservation/hab_protect/green_dragon/sha_chau.html Environment study from WWF HK]
* [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&t=k&om=1&ll=22.344936,113.889749&spn=0.008951,0.014462 Aerial image from Google Map]


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