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Tolo Channel or Chek Mun Hoi Hap () is a
Satellite image of Tolo Channel by Google Maps
Channels of Hong Kong Tai Po District Hong Kong UNESCO Global Geopark {{NewTerritories-geo-stub
Tolo Channel or Chek Mun Hoi Hap () is a channel
Channel, channels, channeling, etc., may refer to:
Geography
* Channel (geography), a landform consisting of the outline (banks) of the path of a narrow body of water.
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* Channel Country, region of outback Australia in Queensland and pa ...
south of Plover Cove
Plover Cove, also known by its Chinese names Shuen Wan Hoi () or Shuen Wan (), is a cove in the Tai Po District of Hong Kong, near Tolo Channel and Tolo Harbour.
Geography
It is encircled by the hills Pat Sin Leng and Wan Leng (), the Yim Tin T ...
in Hong Kong connecting Tolo Harbour
Tolo Harbour (), or Tai Po Hoi (, historically ), is a sheltered harbour in northeast New Territories of Hong Kong.
Geography
Tide Cove, also known as Sha Tin Hoi, is to the south of the harbour, and Plover Cove, Three Fathoms Cove and T ...
to Mirs Bay
Mirs Bay (also known as Tai Pang Wan, Dapeng Wan, Dapeng Bay or Mers Bay; ) is a bay in the northeast of Kat O and Sai Kung Peninsula of Hong Kong. The north and east shores are surrounded by Yantian and Dapeng New District of Shenzhen. Ping ...
. At Mirs Bay end, it is named North Channel.
The Chinese name ''Chek Mun'' means Red Gate. ''Hoi Hap'' is the modern term for a sea channel. It is named red gate for the distinctive red-coloured sedimentary rocks (rich in iron
Iron is a chemical element; it has symbol Fe () and atomic number 26. It is a metal that belongs to the first transition series and group 8 of the periodic table. It is, by mass, the most common element on Earth, forming much of Earth's o ...
) to its north.
Geology
The channel is the most obviousgeologic fault
In geology, a fault is a planar fracture or discontinuity in a volume of rock across which there has been significant displacement as a result of rock-mass movements. Large faults within Earth's crust result from the action of plate tectonic ...
in Hong Kong; the fault line runs in a south-westerly direction through Tide Cove
Sha Tin Hoi / Sha Tin Sea () or Tide Cove is a cove at the mouth of the Shing Mun River. It is between Ma Liu Shui and Ma On Shan. The cove is open to Tolo Harbour (Tai Po Hoi). It was largely reclaimed for the development of Sha Tin New Town.
...
towards Lai Chi Kok
Lai Chi Kok is a neighbourhood in Kowloon, Hong Kong, east of Kwai Chung and west of Cheung Sha Wan. Mei Foo Sun Chuen is the largest housing estate in the area and also the largest in Hong Kong with 99 blocks. Administratively, it belongs t ...
. The rocks at the north of the channel are sedimentary
Sedimentary rocks are types of rock formed by the cementation of sediments—i.e. particles made of minerals (geological detritus) or organic matter (biological detritus)—that have been accumulated or deposited at Earth's surface. Sedime ...
while those at the south are igneous
Igneous rock ( ), or magmatic rock, is one of the three main rock types, the others being sedimentary and metamorphic. Igneous rocks are formed through the cooling and solidification of magma or lava.
The magma can be derived from partial ...
. The rocks along the north coast of Tolo Channel and at Wong Chuk Kok Tsui are the oldest in Hong Kong.
Conservation
Sham Shung Coast, a belt of coast betweenSham Chung
Sham Chung () is a Hakka villageAntiquities Advisory Board. Historic Building AppraisalOld House, Ha Wai, Sham Chung Tsuen/ref> and an area of Neolithic settlement in Hong Kong. It is located in the south of Tolo Channel, beside Three Fath ...
Wan () and Tung King Pai (Flat Reef), located on the southern side of Tolo Channel and in the north-eastern part of Sai Kung Peninsula
The Sai Kung Peninsula () is a peninsula in the easternmost part of the New Territories in Hong Kong. Its name comes from Sai Kung Town in the central southern area of the peninsula. The southern part of the peninsula is administered by Sai ...
, covering an area of 26 hectares, was designated as a Site of Special Scientific Interest
A Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) in Great Britain, or an Area of Special Scientific Interest (ASSI) in the Isle of Man and Northern Ireland, is a conservation designation denoting a protected area in the United Kingdom and Isle ...
in 1985.
See also
*Hong Kong National Geopark
Hong Kong UNESCO Global Geopark (), formerly Hong Kong National Geopark (), was inaugurated on 3 November 2009. It is a single entity of land area over 150 km2 across parts of the eastern and northeastern New Territories. On 18 September 2 ...
* Lai Chi Chong
* Sham Chung
Sham Chung () is a Hakka villageAntiquities Advisory Board. Historic Building AppraisalOld House, Ha Wai, Sham Chung Tsuen/ref> and an area of Neolithic settlement in Hong Kong. It is located in the south of Tolo Channel, beside Three Fath ...
* Bun Sha Pai
* Che Lei Pai
Che Lei Pai (), also known as Knob Reef, is an islet in Tolo Channel in the northeastern New Territories of Hong Kong. The island is north of Pak Kok Chai () and south of Fu Tau Sha. It is under the administration of the Tai Po District.
Investi ...
* Chek Chau
Port Island or Chek Chau () (cek3 zau1) is an List of islands and peninsulas of Hong Kong, island of Hong Kong, under the administration of Tai Po District. It is located in Tolo Channel, in the northeastern New Territories. Its name literally m ...
References
External links
Satellite image of Tolo Channel by Google Maps
Channels of Hong Kong Tai Po District Hong Kong UNESCO Global Geopark {{NewTerritories-geo-stub