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词条 Waglan Island
释义

  1. Climate

  2. Waglan Lighthouse

  3. See also

  4. References

  5. External links

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Waglan Island ({{zh|t=橫瀾島}}) is a member of the Po Toi group of islands in Hong Kong. It hosts a ground of meteorological observation and recording.

Climate

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|location = Waglan Island (1989-2016)
|metric first = Y
|single line = Y
| Jan record high C = 28.5
| Feb record high C = 28.8
| Mar record high C = 32.3
| Apr record high C = 33.4
| May record high C = 37.9
| Jun record high C = 38.4
| Jul record high C = 37.7
| Aug record high C = 38.1
| Sep record high C = 36.9
| Oct record high C = 35.1
| Nov record high C = 33.1
| Dec record high C = 29.9
| year record high C = 38.4
|Jan high C = 18.3
|Feb high C = 18.6
|Mar high C = 20.7
|Apr high C = 24.7
|May high C = 28.3
|Jun high C = 30.4
|Jul high C = 31.3
|Aug high C = 31.3
|Sep high C = 30.6
|Oct high C = 28.2
|Nov high C = 24.5
|Dec high C = 20.3
|year high C = 25.6
|Jan mean C = 15.5
|Feb mean C = 15.9
|Mar mean C = 18.0
|Apr mean C = 21.8
|May mean C = 25.3
|Jun mean C = 27.5
|Jul mean C = 28.2
|Aug mean C = 28.0
|Sep mean C = 27.3
|Oct mean C = 25.1
|Nov mean C = 21.5
|Dec mean C = 17.6
|year mean C = 22.7
|Jan low C = 13.2
|Feb low C = 14.3
|Mar low C = 16.3
|Apr low C = 20.1
|May low C = 23.5
|Jun low C = 25.7
|Jul low C = 26.0
|Aug low C = 25.8
|Sep low C = 24.6
|Oct low C = 23.4
|Nov low C = 19.7
|Dec low C = 15.7
|year low C = 20.0
| Jan record low C = 3.4
| Feb record low C = 6.0
| Mar record low C = 7.8
| Apr record low C = 10.2
| May record low C = 17.4
| Jun record low C = 20.2
| Jul record low C = 21.5
| Aug record low C = 21.7
| Sep record low C = 18.7
| Oct record low C = 16.1
| Nov record low C = 9.8
| Dec record low C = 4.4
| year record low C = 3.4
|source 1 = Hong Kong Observatory[1]
}}

Waglan Lighthouse

{{Infobox lighthouse
| name = Waglan Island Lighthouse
Wang Lan To
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| coordinates_footnotes =
| yearbuilt = 1893
| yearlit =
| automated = 1989
| yeardeactivated =
| foundation =
| construction = cast iron tower
| shape = cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern
| marking = white tower with a horizontal red band under the balcony, white lantern
| height = {{convert|16|m|ft}}
| focalheight = {{convert|69|m|ft}}
| lens =
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| intensity =
| range = {{convert|24|nmi}}
| characteristic = Fl (2) W 20s.
| fogsignal = two blasts every 60s.
| racon =
| admiralty = P3578
| canada =
| NGA = 19326
| ARLHS = HOK-005
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| country = Hong Kong
| countrynumber = HK-102[2]
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The Waglan Lighthouse on Waglan Island has been listed as a declared monument of Hong Kong. It commenced operation in 1893; it is one of the five surviving pre-war lighthouses in Hong Kong.[3]

See also

  • Hong Kong Observatory
  • Green Island Lighthouse Compound
  • Cape D'Aguilar Lighthouse
  • Tang Lung Chau Lighthouse
  • List of lighthouses in China
  • SS Hsin Wah

References

1. ^{{cite web| url =http://www.hko.gov.hk/cis/awsYearlyExtract_uc.htm?stn=WGL| title = Extract of Annual Data - Waglan Islandy, 1989-2016| publisher = Hong Kong Observatory| accessdate = February 27, 2017}}
2. ^{{cite rowlett|hkg|accessdate=January 13, 2016}}
3. ^Antiquities and Monuments Office:Waglan Lighthouse

External links

  • {{cite journal |last1= Ha|first1= Louis|authorlink=|last2= Waters|first2= Dan|year=2001 |title=Hong Kong's Lighthouses and the Men Who Manned Them|journal= Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society Hong Kong Branch|volume= Vol. 41|pages=281-320 |publisher= |location= |doi= |url=http://hkjo.lib.hku.hk/archive/files/203758cdeb1696e0f3fb7ceca59e88b1.pdf |issn= 1991-7295|accessdate= }}
  • Hong Kong Observatory website
  • [https://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&om=1&ie=UTF8&z=16&ll=22.184782,114.304869&spn=0.008961,0.014591&t=k Aerial image from Google Maps]
  • Map of Waglan Island
  • Mr. Deacon, "About Waglan Lighthouse
  • Lighthouses of China: Hong Kong
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4 : Uninhabited islands of Hong Kong|Lighthouses in Hong Kong|Lighthouses completed in 1893|1893 establishments in Asia

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