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Waglan Island
Waglan Island is a member of the Po Toi group of islands in Hong Kong. It hosts a ground of meteorological observation and recording.
橫瀾島 | |
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Waglan Island and the Po Toi group of islands | |
Location of Waglan Island within Hong Kong | |
| Geography | |
| Location | South China Sea |
| Area | 0.104 km2 (0.040 sq mi) |
| Administration | |
| District | Islands District |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 0 |
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| Traditional Chinese | 橫瀾島 | ||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 横澜岛 | ||||||||||||
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Climate edit
| Climate data for Waglan Island (1991–2020) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 28.5 (83.3) | 28.8 (83.8) | 32.3 (90.1) | 33.4 (92.1) | 37.9 (100.2) | 38.4 (101.1) | 37.7 (99.9) | 38.1 (100.6) | 36.9 (98.4) | 35.1 (95.2) | 33.1 (91.6) | 29.9 (85.8) | 38.4 (101.1) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 18.5 (65.3) | 18.8 (65.8) | 20.9 (69.6) | 24.9 (76.8) | 28.5 (83.3) | 30.6 (87.1) | 31.4 (88.5) | 31.4 (88.5) | 30.9 (87.6) | 28.4 (83.1) | 24.6 (76.3) | 20.4 (68.7) | 25.8 (78.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 15.7 (60.3) | 16.2 (61.2) | 18.3 (64.9) | 22.0 (71.6) | 25.5 (77.9) | 27.8 (82.0) | 28.3 (82.9) | 28.1 (82.6) | 27.6 (81.7) | 25.3 (77.5) | 21.8 (71.2) | 17.7 (63.9) | 22.9 (73.1) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 14.0 (57.2) | 14.5 (58.1) | 16.6 (61.9) | 20.2 (68.4) | 23.7 (74.7) | 25.7 (78.3) | 26.1 (79.0) | 25.9 (78.6) | 25.5 (77.9) | 23.6 (74.5) | 20 (68) | 15.8 (60.4) | 21.0 (69.8) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 3.4 (38.1) | 6.0 (42.8) | 7.8 (46.0) | 10.2 (50.4) | 17.4 (63.3) | 20.2 (68.4) | 21.5 (70.7) | 21.7 (71.1) | 18.7 (65.7) | 16.1 (61.0) | 9.8 (49.6) | 4.4 (39.9) | 3.4 (38.1) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 23.8 (0.94) | 26.2 (1.03) | 45.8 (1.80) | 102.0 (4.02) | 167.7 (6.60) | 215.4 (8.48) | 184.6 (7.27) | 207.3 (8.16) | 173.4 (6.83) | 47.3 (1.86) | 26.2 (1.03) | 16.0 (0.63) | 1,235.7 (48.65) |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 76.4 | 82.0 | 85.0 | 86.9 | 86.9 | 86.1 | 85.7 | 86.8 | 81.0 | 74.4 | 74.8 | 72.0 | 81.5 |
| Source: Hong Kong Observatory[1] | |||||||||||||
Waglan lighthouse edit
| AWaglan lighthouse in the 1910s | |
| Location | Waglan Island, Hong Kong |
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| Coordinates | 22°10′55″N 114°18′10″E / 22.181991°N 114.302880°E |
| Tower | |
| Constructed | 1893 |
| Construction | cast iron tower |
| Automated | 1989 |
| Height | 16 metres (52 ft) |
| Shape | cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern |
| Markings | white tower with a horizontal red band under the balcony, white lantern |
| Heritage | declared monuments of Hong Kong |
| Fog signal | two blasts every 60s. |
| Light | |
| Focal height | 69 metres (226 ft) |
| Range | 24 nautical miles (44 km; 28 mi) |
| Characteristic | Fl (2) W 20s. |
| Hong Kong no. | HK-102[2] |
The Waglan Lighthouse on Waglan Island has been listed as a declared monument of Hong Kong since 2000. It commenced operation in 1893; it is one of the five surviving pre-war lighthouses in Hong Kong.[3]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Monthly Data for Single Element". Hong Kong Observatory. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
- ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of China: Hong Kong". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
- ^ . Archived from the original on 28 May 2020. Retrieved 16 October 2006.
Further reading edit
- Ha, Louis; Waters, Dan (2001). "Hong Kong's Lighthouses and the Men Who Manned Them" (PDF). Royal Asiatic Society Hong Kong Branch. 41: 281–320. ISSN 1991-7295.
External links edit
- Hong Kong Observatory website
- Aerial image from Google Maps
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22°10′55″N 114°18′12″E / 22.18194°N 114.30333°E