Ma Chau

{{Short description|Uninhabited outlying island of Hong Kong}}

{{Infobox islands

| name = Ma Chau

| local_name = 孖洲

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| coordinates = {{coord|22|10|20.1|N|113|54|02.1|E|display=inline,title}}

| location = South of Lantau Island

| archipelago = Soko Islands

| total_islands = 1

| area_km2 = 5.14

| length_km = 0.470

| width_km = 0.259

| coastline_km = 1.570

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| country_admin_divisions_title = District

| country_admin_divisions = Islands District

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Ma Chau island ({{zh|t=孖洲}}, not to be confused with Ma Shi Chau island), is an uninhabited outlying island of Hong Kong located in the Soko Islands group about 4km south to Lantau Island.

Since June 2022, Ma Chau Island is designated as part of South Lantau Marine Park. The park aims to protect the Chinese White Dolphins and Finless Porpoises population around the Soko Islands.{{Cite web |title=South Lantau Marine Park |url=https://www.afcd.gov.hk/english/country/cou_vis/cou_vis_mar/cou_vis_mar_des/cou_vis_mar_des_sl.html |website=Agriculture, Fisheries, and Conservation Department}}

Geology

According to the Civil Engineering Services Department, Ma Chau Island is composed mostly of Fan Lau Porphyritic Granite."[https://www.cedd.gov.hk/filemanager/eng/content_357/GASP_Report_X.pdf GASP report X]", Geo-technical Control office - Civil Engineering Services Department, November 1998. p. 146.

References

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Category:Uninhabited islands of Hong Kong

Category:Islands District

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