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Green Island, Hong Kong
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Green Island is an island off the northwest coast of Kennedy Town, Hong Kong Island, separated by the Sulphur Channel. A smaller island nearby to the east, uninhabited, is called Little Green Island (小青洲). Administratively, the two islands are part of Central and Western District.[2][3]
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Location | Green Island, Green Island, Central and Western District, Hong Kong, People's Republic of China ![]() | ||||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 22°17′01″N 114°06′41″E | ||||||||||||||||
Tower | |||||||||||||||||
Constructed | 1875 (first) | ||||||||||||||||
Construction | granite tower (both) | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 12 metres (39 ft) (first) 17.5 metres (57 ft) (current) | ||||||||||||||||
Shape | cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern (current) cylindrical tower and lantern removed (first) | ||||||||||||||||
Markings | white tower and lantern | ||||||||||||||||
Heritage | declared monuments of Hong Kong ![]() | ||||||||||||||||
Light | |||||||||||||||||
First lit | 1905 (current) | ||||||||||||||||
Focal height | 37 metres (121 ft) (current) | ||||||||||||||||
Lens | 4th order Fresnel lens (first), 1st order Fresnel lens (current) | ||||||||||||||||
Range | 16 nmi (30 km; 18 mi) ![]() | ||||||||||||||||
Characteristic | Fl W 10s ![]() | ||||||||||||||||
Hong Kong no. | HK-069[1] | ||||||||||||||||
Chinese name | |||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 青洲 | ||||||||||||||||
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