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16th February 2009, 12:36 PM
Lantau Island on Map
Most people will be surprised to find out that Lantau Island is about twice the size as the densely populated Hong Kong Island. The highest peak on Lantau (Lantau Peak, or Fung Wong Shan) is also about twice as high as Victoria Peak. Lantau is quite mountainous and has been a relatively quiet member of the Outlying Islands until recent developments have elevated its profile.
The new Hong Kong International Airport at Chek Lap Kok was constructed upon landfill at Lantau. The Big Buddha at Ngong Ping was built in 1993 and has lured countless visitors to it and the Po Lin Monastery. Then there’s the new Hong Kong Disneyland theme park, which debuted in late 2005 in the Penny’s Bay area near Discovery Bay. The Tai Yue Shan (Big Island Mountain) of Lantau will never be the same.
Most people will be surprised to find out that Lantau Island is about twice the size as the densely populated Hong Kong Island. The highest peak on Lantau (Lantau Peak, or Fung Wong Shan) is also about twice as high as Victoria Peak. Lantau is quite mountainous and has been a relatively quiet member of the Outlying Islands until recent developments have elevated its profile.
The new Hong Kong International Airport at Chek Lap Kok was constructed upon landfill at Lantau. The Big Buddha at Ngong Ping was built in 1993 and has lured countless visitors to it and the Po Lin Monastery. Then there’s the new Hong Kong Disneyland theme park, which debuted in late 2005 in the Penny’s Bay area near Discovery Bay. The Tai Yue Shan (Big Island Mountain) of Lantau will never be the same.