Channel Rock (Hong Kong)

For other uses, see Channel Rock (disambiguation).

Channel Rock as shown in a 1924 map, circled in red.

Channel 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. 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. Office, United States Hydrographic (1925). H.O. Pub. p. 499.
3. Office, U. S. A. Navy Department Bureau of Equipment Hydrographic (1922). Notices of Mariners. ... p. 93.
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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