Basalt Island

Basalt Island
Chinese火石洲
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinHuǒshí Zhōu
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutpingfo2 sek6 zau1
Sidney LauFoh2 Sek6 Jau1

Basalt Island or Fo Shek Chau (Chinese: 火石洲; Sidney Lau: Foh2 Sek6 Jau1) is an island of Hong Kong and administratively part of Sai Kung District. Together with Wang Chau and Bluff Island, it forms the Ung Kong (甕缸; Ung3 Gong1) Group and is part of Hong Kong Global Geopark.