Channel_Rock_(Hong_Kong)

Channel Rock (Hong Kong)

Channel Rock (Hong Kong)

Former big rock in Hong Kong

For other uses, see Channel Rock (disambiguation).

22.3°N 114.21667°E / 22.3; 114.21667Channel Rock (Chinese: 海峽石) was a big rock in the midst of Kowloon Bay,[1] in the east Victoria Harbour, Hong Kong, opposite Kwun Tong Ferry Pier. It was incorporated into the extension of the runway of Kai Tak Airport. A navigation light[2][3] was built on the rock in 1921, but was demolished with the extension of the Kai Tak runway.

A 1977 survey of molluscs identified at Channel Rock included Siphonaria corallina, Patelloida toloensis, and Collisella cellanica.[4]

References

  1. [1]
    Office, United States Hydrographic (1910). Asiatic Pilot: Coast of China, Yalu River to Hongkong with Formosa. Hydrographic office under the authority of the secretary of the navy. p. 556.
  2. [2]
    Office, United States Hydrographic (1925). H.O. Pub. p. 499.
  3. [3]
    Office, U. S. A. Navy Department Bureau of Equipment Hydrographic (1922). Notices of Mariners. ... p. 93.
  4. [4]
    Morton, Brian (2003-01-01). Perspectives on Marine Environmental Change in Hong Kong and Southern China, 1977-2001: Proceedings of an International Workshop Reunion Conference, Hong Kong, 21-26 October 2001. Hong Kong University Press. p. 35. ISBN 978-962-209-641-7.


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