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Traditional Chinese | 北長洲海峽 | ||||||||
Cantonese Yale | Bāk chèuhng jāu hói haahp | ||||||||
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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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