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Adamasta Channel

Coordinates: 22°13′22″N 114°1′18″E / 22.22278°N 114.02167°E / 22.22278; 114.02167
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View of Adamasta Channel from Cheung Chau Typhoon Shelter. Lantau Island is on the left and Cheung Chau on the right.
Adamasta Channel
Traditional Chinese北長洲海峽
Cantonese YaleBāk chèuhng jāu hói haahp
Transcriptions
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationBāk chèuhng jāu hói haahp
JyutpingBak1 coeng4 zau1 hoi2 haap6

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.[1] The name is likely a misspelling of Adamastor, the name of a Portuguese light cruiser which ran aground on the rock in 1906.[2]

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.

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  1. ^ 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. Hydrographer of the Navy. 1987.
  2. ^ "Out and about". South China Morning Post. 25 July 2010. Retrieved 8 April 2024.

22°13′22″N 114°1′18″E / 22.22278°N 114.02167°E / 22.22278; 114.02167