Beaufort Island (Hong Kong)
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Beaufort Island is a member of the Po Toi group of islands in Hong Kong. Its size is about 120 ha (300 acres) while its highest point is 270 m (890 ft) above sea level. The channel next to Beaufort Island called Lo Chau Mun, or Beaufort Channel, is the deepest part of Hong Kong at 66 m (217 ft) below sea level.
According to the local government, several plant species of conservation concern are present on Beaufort Island such as Eulophia flava , Podocarpus macrophyllus , Polygala polifolia and Rungia chinensis .
The 140-million-year-old Po Toi Granite, which forms nearly all of Beaufort Island, is the last large magma intrusion in Hong Kong. Megacrysts are commonly found.
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