2019年7月21日星期日

鴨脷洲白沙灣 White Sand Beach at Aberdeen Island

傍晚氣溫稍有下降,海濱散步,偶遇一位攝影發燒友在拍香港仔海峽西向多鏡頭瞬影美景。駐足閒聊,得知周兄是三代鴨脷洲原居民,退休後移居順德,但常返家並同時滿足攝影愛好。
兩百多年前,西方人稱香港仔海峽南入口有一個白色的海灣,但不才一直沒有見過相關的中文描述,苦於不知其確切位置。周兄講,他兒時常去白沙灣玩耍,其具體位置應該在鴨脷洲東北角,即「深灣軒」樓南面和「南灣」樓的北面,以及「真光書院」的東面。查看老地圖,此處昔日著實是彎曲的海灣。1806年出版的航海指南指出,1792年和1793年美國坎卓克船長兩次灣泊香港仔;坎卓克說,香港仔海灣有兩個出入口,其南端出入口的近北面灣頭有一個顯眼的白色海灘,在數哩之外的海上都能見到;其附近有明礁暗石,海水較淺;但近深灣處海水變深適合泊大船。周兄也提到,低潮時,有很多石頭會露出白沙灣的海面;白沙灣的位置應該是確切無疑了。

備註:
“Observation on the South Coast of China and Island of Hainan” 1806 by A. Dalrymple:
“Harbour of He-ong-kong ....... Directions for going in by the Southern entrance: coming from Eastward make the East End of of the Grand Lema, called by the Chinese Tom-Cone, from which the Harbour bears NNW by compass. - Pass Poo-Toy, and island to the Northward of Tom-Cone ...... There is a white beach at the head of the Harbour, which is visible several miles from it. On the West side of this Entrance are some rocks above water, near the Head of the Harbour; and the water there shortens to 5 and 6 fathoms, but immediately beyond it, deepens to 7 and 8, where the Lady Washington ⚓️.”

有報導幾年前指,「南灣」樓盤地前身為「白沙灣工業區」,應是鄰近白沙灣,不一定是建在原白沙灣灘上。

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