Sham Wat
Sham Wat is a village of Lantau Island, in Hong Kong.- Type: Hamlet
- Description: village of Hong Kong
- Also known as: “Shenqu” and “深屈 Sham Wat”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Cheung Shan and Nei Lak Shan.
Cheung Shan
Peak
Cheung Shan is a mountain on Lantau Island in Hong Kong at 449 metres in height. It is one of the Four Guardian Beasts of Tai O Village.
Nei Lak Shan
Peak
Nei Lak Shan is the eighth highest mountain in Hong Kong. With a height of 751 m, it is situated on Lantau Island immediately north of Ngong Ping where the Buddhist Po Lin Monastery is located. Nei Lak Shan is situated 2½ km east of Sham Wat.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sham Shek Tsuen and San Shek Wan.
Luk Wu
Hamlet
Luk Wu Tsuen is an area and a village of Lantau Island in Hong Kong, home to several Buddhist monasteries. The place was named as such since deer could be found there in the past and the landscape looks like a lake.
Sham Wat
- Categories: village and locality
- Location: Outlying Islands, Hong Kong, East Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
22.26976° or 22° 16′ 11″ north
Longitude
113.8879° or 113° 53′ 16″ east
Elevation
27 metres (89 feet)
Open location code
7PJM7V9Q+W5
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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Satellite Map
Discover Sham Wat from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Chinese to Yue Chinese—“Sham Wat” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “深屈”
- Yue Chinese: “深屈”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Nam Tin and Yung Shue Tsai.
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Highlights include Lei Pik Shan and Tai Shue Au.
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