Turtle Cove Beach
Beach on Hong Kong Island
22°13′59″N 114°13′23″E / 22.23303°N 114.22319°E / 22.23303; 114.22319
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Traditional Chinese | 龜背灣泳灘 | ||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 龟背湾泳滩 | ||||||||||
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Turtle Cove Beach is a gazetted beach in Southern District, Hong Kong, located west of Red Hill (Pak Pat Shan) and east of Stanley. The beach has barbecue pits and is managed by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department of the Hong Kong Government.[1] The beach is rated as Grade 1 by the Environmental Protection Department for its water quality.[2] Being about 73 metres long, it can easily be considered as a "baby beach".[3]
History
In 2017, a palm oil spill from a Chinese mainland vessel collision nearby forced the closure of the beach for safety reasons.[4]
Features
The beach has the following features:[1]
- BBQ pits (12 nos.)
- Changing rooms
- Showers
- Toilets
- Playground
- Water sports centre
See also
References
- ^ a b "Leisure and Cultural Services Department - Beaches and Swimming Pools - Southern". Leisure and Cultural Services Department. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
- ^ "Environmental Protection Interactive Centre : Beach Water Quality Data". Environmental Protection Department. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
- ^ "Turtle Cove | Well Known Places". Well Known Places. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
- ^ "【油污襲港】深水灣龜背灣封灘 受災泳灘增至13個 (12:28) - 20170808 - 港聞". 即時新聞. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
External links
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Main borders and locations
- Aberdeen
- Cape D'Aguilar
- Nam Long Shan
- Pok Fu Lam
- Repulse Bay
- Sandy Bay
- Shek O
- Stanley
- Tai Tam
- Wong Chuk Hang
- Canadian International School of Hong Kong
- Ebenezer School & Home for the Visually Impaired
- German Swiss International School Pok Fu Lam Campus
- Hong Kong International School
- Hong Kong True Light College
- Kellett School Pok Fu Lam Campus
- Sacred Heart Canossian College
- Singapore International School
- St Stephen's College
- South Island School
- West Island School
- Aberdeen Country Park
- Béthanie
- Central Ordnance Munitions Depot
- Cyberport
- D'Aguilar Peak
- The Duchess of Kent Children's Hospital at Sandy Bay
- Grantham Hospital
- Holy Spirit Seminary
- Hong Kong Parkview
- Kwun Yam Shrine
- Hong Kong Chinese Christian Churches Union Pok Fu Lam Road Cemetery
- Middle Bay
- Murray House
- Ocean Park Hong Kong
- Queen Mary Hospital
- Pok Fu Lam Country Park
- The Pulse
- The Repulse Bay
- Shek O Country Park
- Shouson Hill
- South Horizons
- Stanley Military Cemetery
- Stanley Prison
- Tai Tam Country Park
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Beaches |
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- Ap Lei Chau (Aberdeen Island)
- Ap Lei Pai
- Kau Pei Chau
- Magazine Island
- Middle Island (Tong Po Chau)
- Tai Tau Chau