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The name "Iron River” given to the present-day Hebe Haven may be related to the fact that Ma On Shan to the north has iron-ore (Magnetite) deposits on its south western side. It would seem to indicate that the deposits were known in the eighteenth century, if not worked.
Mers (Mirs) Bay is shown as being very small. A number of soundings near the entrance indicate the visit of a ship, so the error in its size and shape would seem to be yet another indica- tion of poor visibility causing errors in observation.
Suggested Identification of Place Names
(Alphabetical Order)
Botoe Is. East Brother (Siu Mo To)
Cape Lintin and Bay-South West Point and Deep Bay
Castle Land Nam Tau Peninsula
Chang Cheou Is. Cheung Chau Chin-falo-Tsing Yi Island
Co-chee-Ma Wan Island
=
Co-long Kowloon City
False Hook=Wong Chuk Kok (on Lamma Island)
Fan-Chin-Cheou or He-ong-kong-Hong Kong
Furado or Poo Toy=Po Toi Island (N.B. Fury Rocks, 1 Sea Mile
to N.E. on modern charts)
Hay-tae-man Bay-Tai Shan Bay
Ichou Chi Chau
=
I of Gatto=Shek Wu Chau
Iron Point-Fat Tau Point
Keyzers Hook-Fan Lau Point
Lammon Lamma Island (Nam A Island)
Lang Shitoe or Chato Id.=Lafsami
Lantoe or Magpyes Island Lantao Island
Lantoe Bay Bay at Sham Tseng
Lentua Lantao Island-Peninsula north of Cheung Chau
Lintin
Lintin
Lon-ko-Lung Kwu Chau
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The name "Iron River” given to the present-day Hebe Haven may be related to the fact that Ma On Shan to the north has iron-ore (Magnetite) deposits on its south western side. It would seem to indicate that the deposits were known in the eighteenth century, if not worked.
Mers (Mirs) Bay is shown as being very small. A number of soundings near the entrance indicate the visit of a ship, so the error in its size and shape would seem to be yet another indica- tion of poor visibility causing errors in observation.
Suggested Identification of Place Names
(Alphabetical Order)
Botoe Is. East Brother (Siu Mo To)
Cape Lintin and Bay-South West Point and Deep Bay
Castle Land Nam Tau Peninsula
Chang Cheou Is. Cheung Chau Chin-falo-Tsing Yi Island
Co-chee-Ma Wan Island
=
Co-long Kowloon City
False Hook=Wong Chuk Kok (on Lamma Island)
Fan-Chin-Cheou or He-ong-kong-Hong Kong
Furado or Poo Toy=Po Toi Island (N.B. Fury Rocks, 1 Sea Mile
to N.E. on modern charts)
Hay-tae-man Bay-Tai Shan Bay
Ichou Chi Chau
=
I of Gatto=Shek Wu Chau
Iron Point-Fat Tau Point
Keyzers Hook-Fan Lau Point
Lammon Lamma Island (Nam A Island)
Lang Shitoe or Chato Id.=Lafsami
Lantoe or Magpyes Island Lantao Island
Lantoe Bay Bay at Sham Tseng
Lentua Lantao Island-Peninsula north of Cheung Chau
Lintin
Lintin
Lon-ko-Lung Kwu Chau
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