Hebao Island

Hebao Island 荷包岛
Island
Hebao Dao
Locator map of Hebao Island in China
Coordinates: 21°51′52″N 113°09′33″E / 21.86444°N 113.15917°E
Country	China
Province	Guangdong
Area
• Total	13 km^2 (5 sq mi)

Hebao Island (Chinese: 荷包岛^[1] Hebao Dao,^[2] literally "Purse Island", variants: Bullock Horn,^[3] Ho-pao,^[4] Ho-pao Tao,^[5] Kukok Island,^[6] Kukok Ngao Kok,^[7] Niu-chiao-shan^[8] and Niu-chio Tao^[9]) 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,^[10] while the interior includes sub-tropical forest.^[11]

Four-mile long Great South beach (Chinese: 荷包岛大南湾沙滩) is the longest on the island.^[12]

See also

• Damang Island

References

1. "荷包岛: China". Retrieved 2010-10-04.
2. "Hebao Dao: China". Retrieved 2010-10-04.
3. "Bullock Horn: China". Retrieved 2010-10-04.
4. "Ho-pao: China". Retrieved 2010-10-04.
5. "Ho-pao Tao: China". Retrieved 2010-10-04.
6. "Kukok Island: China". Retrieved 2010-10-04.
7. "Kukok Ngao Kok: China". Retrieved 2010-10-04.
8. "Niu-chiao-shan: China". Retrieved 2010-10-04.
9. "Niu-chio Tao: China". Retrieved 2010-10-04.
10. "荷包岛". Retrieved 2010-10-04.
11. "Zhuhai purse Island". Retrieved 2010-10-04.
12. "珠海荷包岛". Retrieved 2010-10-04.