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