Kau Pei Chau

Kau Pei Chau is an uninhabited islet located off the coast of Hong Kong Island on its southeastern end, about 50 metres (165 feet) off the tip of Cape D'Aguilar. Administratively, it is part of Southern District.^[1] Kau Pei Chau has a length of 1.34 kilometres (0.83 mi).^[2] It is located directly south of the Cape D’Aguilar Marine Reserve.

Kau Pei Chau

Native name: 狗髀洲
Kau Pei Chau
Geography
Coordinates	22°12′00″N 114°15′00″E
Length	1,340 m (4400 ft)
Administration
Hong Kong
District	Southern
Demographics
Population	0

Kau Pei Chau
Chinese	狗髀洲
Literal meaning	Dog Buttocks/Thigh Island
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Gǒu Bì Zhōu Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization Gáu béi jāu Jyutping Gau2 bei2 zau1 Sidney Lau Gau2 Bei2 Jau1

Name

Kau Pei (狗髀) literally means the thigh of a dog. Its original name in Chinese is Kau Pui (Chinese: 筊杯; Sidney Lau: Gaau² Booi¹), which is a divination tool used in temples to request an answer from the gods in ancient China.^[3][4]

See also

• Islands portal

• List of islands and peninsulas of Hong Kong
• Cape D'Aguilar Marine Reserve