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Tai Tam Harbour () is a

harbour A harbor (American English), harbour (British English; see spelling differences), or haven is a sheltered body of water where ships, boats, and barges can be docked. The term ''harbor'' is often used interchangeably with ''port'', which is ...

in the innermost part of Tai Tam Bay in the southeastern part of Hong Kong Island, in the Southern District of Hong Kong. It is located at the

estuary An estuary is a partially enclosed coastal body of brackish water with one or more rivers or streams flowing into it, and with a free connection to the open sea. Estuaries form a transition zone between river environments and maritime environm ...

of Tai Tam Tuk.

Geography

Tai Tam Harbour is a narrow

inlet An inlet is a (usually long and narrow) indentation of a shoreline, such as a small arm, bay, sound, fjord, lagoon or marsh, that leads to an enclosed larger body of water such as a lake, estuary, gulf or marginal sea. Overview In ma ...

to the inner bay area of Tai Tam Bay, in the south of Hong Kong Island. The harbour is about 200 m wide and 2km long, with an avaregae depth of about 3 m.

History

The harbour was once a gathering water of

Tanka boat people is a genre of classical Japanese poetry and one of the major genres of Japanese literature. Etymology Originally, in the time of the ''Man'yōshū'' (latter half of the eighth century AD), the term ''tanka'' was used to distinguish "short poem ...

Settlements

The southwestern part of the harbour is formed by a round-shaped peninsula, where the Red Hill and several low-rise upmarket residences and

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s are located, including the

Redhill Peninsula Redhill Peninsula () is a low rise private housing estate in Tai Tam, Hong Kong. It is built at a round-shaped peninsula situated in Southern District towards Tai Tam Harbour and Turtle Cove. The peninsula includes a 113 metres hill named ' Red ...

, Red Hill Park (), Turtle Cove (), Le Palais () and Villa Rosa (). Tai Tam Tuk Village (), resited after the construction of

Tai Tam Tuk Reservoir The Tai Tam Reservoirs, also known as Tai Tam Reservoir Group, is a group of reservoirs located in the Tai Tam Country Park in the eastern part of Hong Kong Island in Hong Kong. In 1907, British troops along with Canadian troops invaded the a ...

, is located at the estuary by the harbour, along the western shore of the northwest inner bay of Tai Tam Harbour. Five villages are located along the western coast of Tai Tam Harbour. Form north to south: Lan Nai Wan Village (), Tung Ah Village (), Tung Ah Pui Village (), Ngan Hang Village () and (). They are collectively known as 'The Five Lan Nai Wan Villages'. At the time of the 1911 census, the population of Tai Tam Tuk was 76, the population of Lan Nai Wan was 4, the population of To Tei Wan was 54.

Features

Lan Nai Wan () is bay in the west of Tai Tam Harbour. It is the site of Lan Nai Wan Village and Lin Hok Sin Koon () temple. Remains of military installations, including lookouts and pillboxes can be found among the Five Lan Nai Wan Villages.

Hong Kong International School Hong Kong International School (HKIS) is an international private school with campuses in Tai Tam and Repulse Bay, Hong Kong. The school was founded in 1966. Today, HKIS spans from reception one to the twelfth grade. Its Lower and Upper Prim ...

has a campus by the western shore of Tai Tam Harbour, next to the Tai Tam Scout Centre. Five structures related to the Tai Tam Tuk Raw Water Pumping Station are also located in the vicinity, namely, the pumping station building, its chimney shaft, two staff quarters and the senior staff quarters. These 5 structures are collectively declared monuments as part of the " 22 Historic Structures of Tai Tam Group of Reservoirs". Section 7 of the

Hong Kong Trail The Hong Kong Trail, opened in 1985, is a long-distance footpath from Victoria Peak to Big Wave Bay on Hong Kong Island. It is a walking route which passes through the five country parks on Hong Kong island.

, from

Tai Tam Road Tai Tam Road in Hong Kong links the districts of Chai Wan and Stanley on Hong Kong Island. This road connects Chai Wan Road, the northern end of Shek O Road, Turtle Cove, Tai Tam and Stanley. The Tai Tam Tuk Reservoir's dam constitutes a s ...

To Tei Wan Tai Tam Bay () is a bay in the Tai Tam area, in the southeastern part of Hong Kong Island, in the Southern District of Hong Kong. Geography Tai Tam Bay cover a marine area of about 8 km². It comprises a narrow inlet to the inner bay area, nam ...

, follows the northern and western outline of Tai Tam Harbour.

Nature

Part of the estuary is fully of

mangrove A mangrove is a shrub or tree that grows in coastal saline or brackish water. The term is also used for tropical coastal vegetation consisting of such species. Mangroves are taxonomically diverse, as a result of convergent evolution in several ...

. The inner bay (northwest) of Tai Tam Harbour has been designated as a Site of Special Scientific Interest since 1975.

References

External links

Webpage about Lin Hok Sin Koon

Tai Tam Obelisks
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