Soko Islands
索罟群島 | |
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View of the Soko Islands from Tian Tan Buddha. The hills in the foreground are part of Lantau Island. | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Southwest of Lantau Island |
| Coordinates | 22°10′26.0394″N 113°54′39.6″E / 22.173899833°N 113.911000°E |
| Archipelago | Soko Islands |
| Total islands | 11 |
| Major islands | Tai A Chau, Siu A Chau |
| Administration | |
| District | Islands District |
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| Traditional Chinese | 索罟群島 | ||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 索罟群岛 | ||||||||||||
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The Soko Islands (Chinese: 索罟群島) are a group of islands in Hong Kong. The group consists of Tai A Chau, Siu A Chau and several smaller nearby islands, in the southwesternmost waters of the territory, to the southwest of Lantau Island.
An older name for this island group was "Sok Kwu Kwan To" (Fishing Net Islands).
The islands are mainly composed of granite and a band of rhyodacite. Waters of the island group are brackish due to being in the Pearl River estuary.