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Lantau Channel

Lantau Channel is a channel south of Fan Lau Kok of in . The channel is also on the water boundary between and mainland China.
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Photo: Typhoonchaser, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Fan Lau Fort and Fan Lau Light House.

Photo: Father vice, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a former military fortification located on in . Named after it is situated on, it was built in 1729 during the reign of the Yongzheng Emperor, a hundred and twelve years before the British took possession of Hong Kong.

Lighthouse
Photo: Geographer, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Place of worship
Photo: Millevache, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a place of worship.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Shui Hau Village and Tai O.

Hamlet
Photo: Scotted400, CC0.
Shui Hau is a small village on in .

Suburb
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a fishing town, partly located on an island of the same name, on the western side of in Hong Kong. The village name means large inlet, referring to outlet for the waterways merges as it moves through .

Lantau Channel

Latitude
22.16693° or 22° 10′ 1″ north
Longitude
113.85269° or 113° 51′ 10″ east
Open location code
7PJM5V83+Q3
Open­Street­Map ID
way 702629375
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­strait
Geo­Names ID
1819540
Wiki­data ID
Q6487540
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Satellite Map

Discover Lantau Channel from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Yue Chinese—“Lantau Channel” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Lantau Channel”
  • Chinese: “大屿海峽”
  • Chinese: “大嶼海峽”
  • Chinese: “大濠水道 / 大嶼海峽”
  • Chinese: “大濠水道”
  • Swedish: “Lantau Channel”
  • Yue Chinese: “Lantau Channel”
  • Yue Chinese: “大嶼海峽”
  • Yue Chinese: “大濠海頸”

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Fan Lau Stalagmite and fan Lau Stone Circle.

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