Ma Chau Explained

Ma Chau
Local Name:孖洲
Coordinates:22.1723°N 113.9006°W
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
Country Admin Divisions Title:District
Country Admin Divisions:Islands District
Population:0

Ma Chau island (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.[1]

Geology

According to the Civil Engineering Services Department, Ma Chau Island is composed mostly of Fan Lau Porphyritic Granite.[2]

References

  1. Web site: South Lantau Marine Park . Agriculture, Fisheries, and Conservation Department.
  2. "GASP report X", Geo-technical Control office - Civil Engineering Services Department, November 1998. p. 146.