Chek Lap Kok

Chek Lap Kok is an island in the western waters of 's which is home to the . Initially a hilly 4-square-kilometre island, it was flattened and greatly expanded via land reclamation into its current size of 12.48 square kilometres during 1992–1996 as part of the airport's construction, absorbing the nearby island of Lam Chau in the process.
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  • Island
  • …lies at an elevation of 5 metres (16 feet)
  • Description: island in Hong Kong, reclaiming surrounding sea and expanding extensively as Hong Kong International Airport
  • Also known as
    “Ch’ih-li-chiao”
    “Chek Lap Kok Island”
    “Chik Lap Kok”
    “Chik Lap Kok Island”
    “Chilie Jiao”
    “Chu Lou Kok”
    “Chu Lou Kok Island”
    “Chu Lu Kok”
    “Chu Lu Kok Island”
    “Chulocock”
    “Chulocock Island”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Hong Kong International Airport and T1 West Hall.
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, also known as Chek…
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is a railway station.
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is an airport terminal.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include San Tau and Tung Chung.
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is a village on , . is situated 2½ km south of Chek Lap Kok.
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is an area on the northwestern coast of , . is situated 3 km southeast of Chek Lap Kok.
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is a village in on , . is situated 3 km south of Chek Lap Kok.

Chek Lap Kok

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Latitude
22.31129° or 22° 18′ 41″ north
Longitude
113.92909° or 113° 55′ 45″ east
Open location code
7PJM8W6H+GJ
Geo­Names ID
1819973
Wiki­data ID
Q1072354

Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Yue Chinese—“Chek Lap Kok” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “جزيرة تشك لاب كوك”
  • Asturian: “Chek Lap Kok”
  • Basque: “Chek Lap Kok”
  • Cebuano: “Chek Lap Kok”
  • Chinese: “機場島”
  • Chinese: “赤立角”
  • Chinese: “赤腊角”
  • Chinese: “赤臘角”
  • Chinese: “赤鱲角”
  • Chinese: “赤鱲角島”
  • Chinese: “赤𫚭角”
  • Czech: “Čch’-lie-ťiao”
  • Czech: “Chek Lap Kok”
  • Dutch: “Chek Lap Kok”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جزيرة تشك لاب كوك”
  • Estonian: “Chek Lap Kok”
  • Finnish: “Chek Lap Kok”
  • French: “Chek Lap Kok”
  • German: “Chek Lap Kok”
  • Indonesian: “Chek Lap Kok”
  • Italian: “Chek Lap Kok”
  • Japanese: “赤リョウ角”
  • Japanese: “赤鱲角”
  • Korean: “첵랍콕 섬”
  • Korean: “첵랍콕”
  • Korean: “첵랍콕섬”
  • Korean: “츠례자오 섬”
  • Korean: “츠례자오섬”
  • Korean: “치례자오 섬”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Chhek-lia̍p-kak”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Chhiah-la̍h-kak”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Chek Lap Kok”
  • Norwegian: “Chek Lap Kok”
  • Persian: “چک لپ کوک”
  • Portuguese: “Chek Lap Kok”
  • Russian: “Чек Лап Кок”
  • Russian: “Чек-Лап-Кок”
  • Russian: “Чхеклапкок”
  • Serbian: “Ček Lap Kok”
  • Serbian: “Чек Лап Кок”
  • Spanish: “Chek Lap Kok”
  • Swedish: “Chek Lap Kok”
  • Tamil: “செக் லொப் கொக் தீவு”
  • Thai: “เกาะเช็กล้าปก๊อก”
  • Thai: “เกาะเช็คแลปก๊ก”
  • Turkish: “Chek Lap Kok”
  • Ukrainian: “Чек Лап Кок”
  • Urdu: “چیک لاپ کوک”
  • Vietnamese: “Chek Lap Kok”
  • Vietnamese: “Đảo Chek Lap Kok”
  • Vietnamese: “Đảo Xích Liệp Giác”
  • Vietnamese: “Xích Liệp Giác”
  • Wu Chinese: “赤鱲角”
  • Yue Chinese: “赤瀝角”
  • Yue Chinese: “赤立角”
  • Yue Chinese: “赤𩶘角”
  • Yue Chinese: “赤鱲角”

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