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火藥洲,香港一洲,立於東博寮海峽之中,喺香港島雞籠灣之南,鴨脷洲之西,龍山排之西北。西南隔水稍遠,為南丫島。佢喺正香港仔避風塘西口,故此船艇出入避風塘,都經火藥洲。
火藥洲取名自英文Magazine Island,火藥庫之洲咁解,以其曾有火藥庫。一八八七年,英國私人火藥公司,洲上立火藥洲火藥庫,供駐港英軍用,一九〇八年政府唔續租而荒廢。個庫屬香港三級歷史建築[1]。
洲原本稱做鰲魚洲,又叫豬牯洲[2][3]。鰲魚為傳說之魚,而豬牯即豬公。香港開埠時英人曾名 One Tree Island,意謂一木洲,謂洲上光禿而一樹獨大。
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