Adamasta Channel

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File:HK 長洲 Cheung Chau 北長洲海峽 Adamasta Channel Sept-2013 001.JPG. Lantau Island is on the left and Cheung Chau on the right.]]

The Adamasta Channel is a narrow passage between the Chi Ma Wan Peninsula of Lantau Island and Cheung Chau island in Hong Kong. It is one of the few passages in Hong Kong waters with a significant hazard, the Adamasta Rock, in the middle; however, the rock is well marked with a fixed light, and port- and starboard-hand buoys on either side.{{cite book |title=China Sea Pilot: The west side of the China Sea from Tanjong Lompat on the eastern side of Peninsular Malaysia to Zhelang Yan in China, Kepulauan Anambas, Hainan Dao, and the islands and banks bordering the main route from Singapore Strait to Hong Kong |date=1987 |publisher=Hydrographer of the Navy |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SqwZAQAAIAAJ&dq=%22Adamasta+Rock%22+-wikipedia&pg=PA247 |language=en}} The name is likely a misspelling of Adamastor, the name of a Portuguese light cruiser which ran aground on the rock in 1906.{{Cite web |date=2010-07-25 |title=Out and about |url=https://www.scmp.com/article/720534/out-and-about |access-date=2024-04-08 |website=South China Morning Post |language=en}}

The channel experiences heavy traffic at all hours, being the principal route for the frequent fast ferry services between Hong Kong and Kowloon, and Macau, and also several outlying island ferry services.