Yam O
Yam O is a bay located on the northeast shore of Lantau Island, in the New Territories of Hong Kong. It is part of the Ma Wan constituency of the Tsuen Wan District Council.Photo: Wing1990hk, CC BY 3.0.
- Type: Locality
- Description: natural bay in Hong Kong
- Also known as: “Yam O Tuk”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Sunny Bay station and Tai Shan.
Sunny Bay station
Railway station
Photo: Qwer132477, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sunny Bay is an MTR station in Yam O. It is between Tung Chung and Tsing Yi stations. The station is an interchange station between the Tung Chung line and the Disneyland Resort line to Hong Kong Disneyland.
Luk Keng Pier
Pier
Photo: Ricky36, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Luk Keng Pier is a small public pier adjoining Luk Keng Village, Yam O, Lantau Island, Hong Kong. There is only a kai-to ferry route to and from Tsing Lung Tau in Tsuen Wan for villagers to travel to the urban area.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Luk Keng Tsuen and Ta Pang Po.
Luk Keng Tsuen
Hamlet
Photo: Ricky36, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Luk Keng Village or Luk Keng Tsuen is a village located on the Yam O peninsula on Lantau Island in the New Territories of Hong Kong, which links to Cheung Sok, a nearby uninhabited island, via the "Angel's Road," a tombolo path accessible only at low tide.
Ta Pang Po
Locality
Ta Pang Po is a village located on the Tsing Chau Tsai Peninsula of Lantau Island, in the Tsuen Wan District of Hong Kong.
Tai Tsing Chau
Locality
Tai Tsing Chau is a village located on the Tsing Chau Tsai Peninsula of Lantau Island, in the Tsuen Wan District of Hong Kong. Tai Tsing Chau is situated 2½ km northeast of Yam O.
Yam O
- Category: bay
- Location: Tsuen Wan District, Hong Kong, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
22.32447° or 22° 19′ 28″ northLongitude
114.02201° or 114° 1′ 19″ eastOpen location code
7PJP82FC+QROpenStreetMap ID
node 2513514356OpenStreetMap feature
place=localityGeoNames ID
1818278Wikidata ID
Q8047565
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Yue Chinese—“Yam O” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “陰澳”
- Chinese: “陰澳灣”
- Chinese: “陰澳篤”
- Dutch: “Yam O”
- Yue Chinese: “陰澳”
- Yue Chinese: “陰澳叾”
- Yue Chinese: “陰澳𡰪”
- Yue Chinese: “陰澳木塘”
- Yue Chinese: “陰澳灣”
- Yue Chinese: “陰澳篤”
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