Lantau Channel
Lantau Channel is a channel south of Fan Lau Kok of Lantau Island in Hong Kong. The channel is also on the water boundary between Hong Kong and mainland China.Places of Interest
Highlights include Fan Lau Fort and fan Lau Stone Circle.
Fan Lau Fort
Fan Lau Fort is a former military fortification located on Lantau Island in Hong Kong. Named after the eponymous peninsula 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.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Yi O and Shui Hau Village.
Lantau Channel
- Type: Strait
- Also known as: “Da Yu Haixia”, “Dahao Shuidao”, “Lantao Channel”, “Ta-hao Hai-ching”, “Ta-hao Shui-tao”, and “大濠水道 / 大嶼海峽 Lantau Channel”
- Categories: navigation channel and body of water
- Location: Hong Kong, East Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
22.16693° or 22° 10′ 1″ north
Longitude
113.85269° or 113° 51′ 10″ east
Open location code
7PJM5V83+Q3
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=strait
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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Satellite Map
Discover Lantau Channel from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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”
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