Yau Ma Tei Typhoon Shelter

Yau Ma Tei Typhoon Shelter is a typhoon shelter located near , , Hong Kong. The original shelter was replaced during the West Kowloon Reclamation project in the 1990s by a new one farther west, officially named the New Yau Ma Tei Typhoon Shelter.
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  • Type: Anchorage
  • Description: typhoon shelter in Hong Kong
  • Also known as: “New Yau Ma Tei Typhoon Shelter”, “Yau Ma Tei Anchorage”, “Yau Ma Tei Typhoon Anchorage”, “Youmadi”, and “新油麻地避風塘”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Elements and Sky100.

Shopping center
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is a large located at , on 1 Austin Road West, West Kowloon, . It is developed and managed by MTR Corporation through its subsidiary Premier Management Service.

Scenic viewpoint
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is a 360-degree indoor observation deck on the 100th floor of the , in West Kowloon, , near .

Railway station
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station is the southern terminus of and the only station on the Hong Kong section of the Guangshengang XRL. The station connects to China's high-speed rail network across the border through dedicated tunnels and includes a Mainland Port Area where the laws of China are enforced.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include West Kowloon and Yung Shue Tau.

Neighborhood
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The Cultural District is a large arts development in Hong Kong. Designed and planned by Foster and Partners, the district comprises 40 hectares with 17 venues.

Locality
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is the public square in front of in of in . The name in Cantonese means banyan tree head, and many banyan trees are still there.

Suburb
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is an area west of in district in the region of Hong Kong. The mixed land use of industrial and residential is present in the old area.

Yau Ma Tei Typhoon Shelter

Latitude
22.30839° or 22° 18′ 30″ north
Longitude
114.15724° or 114° 9′ 26″ east
Elevation
-3 metres (-10 feet)
Open location code
7PJP8554+9V
Geo­Names ID
1818267
Wiki­data ID
Q8050315
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Satellite Map

Discover Yau Ma Tei Typhoon Shelter from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Yue Chinese—“Yau Ma Tei Typhoon Shelter” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Yau Ma Tei Typhoon Shelter”
  • Chinese: “油麻地”
  • Chinese: “油麻地避風塘”
  • Swedish: “Yau Ma Tei Typhoon Shelter”
  • Yue Chinese: “油麻地避風塘”
  • “Yau Ma Tei Typhoon Shelter”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Charming Garden and The Central Park.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include W Hong Kong and Sorrento.

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