考察地點 Field Sites

東平洲 Tung Ping Chau

生境 Habitats

地點介紹 Site Description

東平洲位於大鵬灣,是香港東北的一個小島,屬於船灣郊野公園(擴建部份)範圍內,島上怪石嶙峋,是地質學考察的熱點和香港世界地質公園的一部分。其周圍海域(約270公頃)亦被規劃為香港第四個海岸公園,主要海洋生境為岩岸、海藻床及珊瑚群落。

Tung Ping Chau is a small island in Mirs Bay, northeastern waters of Hong Kong. It belongs to Plover Cove (Extension) Country Park. It is renowned for its extraordinary rock forms and a hotspot for geological survey and is part of the Hong Kong Global Geopark. The waters (270 hectares) around Tung Ping Chau have been designated as the fourth Marine Park and the major marine habitats are rocky shore, algal beds and coral communities.