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Lam Chau

Former island of Hong Kong

Summary

Former island of Hong Kong

Field	Value
name	Lam Chau
native_name	欖洲
map	Hong Kong
map_caption	Location on a map of Hong Kong
{{location mark	float	center
image	Lantau Island reclamation.png
width	265
x	325
y	250
location	West of Chek Lap Kok
North of Lantau Island
area_km2	0.08
length_km	0.45
width_km
coastline_km
elevation_m	100
country
population	Uninhabited

North of Lantau Island

Lam Chau () was a former island in Hong Kong. It was one of the two original islands that made up the site of the current Hong Kong International Airport.

This small island lay to the west of Chek Lap Kok and north of Lantau Island. It had an area of 0.08 km2 and was 450 m long. It had a narrow rocky shoreline and small hills (less than 100 m tall) covered by vegetation and shrubs. Like Chek Lap Kok, geologically, Lam Chau consisted of granite.

During 1992-1996, the island was flattened and joined with Chek Lap Kok, to form the island that the Hong Kong International Airport is located on, by land reclamation. The former island is now part of the southwest side of the airport grounds, located close to the western end of the south runway.

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