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

Lam Chau
Native name:
欖洲
Lam Chau is located in Hong Kong
Lam Chau
Lam Chau
Location on a map of Hong Kong
Map showing the reclaimed land of Lantau Island, Lam Chau and Chek Lap Kok.
Geography
LocationWest of Chek Lap Kok
North of Lantau Island
Area0.08 km2 (0.031 sq mi)
Length0.45 km (0.28 mi)
Highest elevation100 m (300 ft)
Administration
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited
Lam Chau
Traditional Chinese欖洲
Simplified Chinese榄洲
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinLǎn Zhōu
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationLáahm jāu
JyutpingLaam5 zau1
IPA[lam˩˧.tsɐw˥]

The small island lay to the west of Chek Lap Kok and north of Lantau Island. It had an area of 0.08 km2 (0.031 sq mi) and was 450 m (1,480 ft) long. It had a narrow rocky shoreline and small hills (less than 100 m or 330 ft tall) covered by vegetation and shrub. Like Chek Lap Kok, geologically Lam Chau consisted of granite.

In the 1990s, the island was flattened and joined with Chek Lap Kok to form the airport island 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.

References

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  • Plant, G. W.; Covil, C. S; Hughes, R. A.; Airport Authority Hong Kong (1998). Site Preparation for the New Hong Kong International Airport. Thomas Telford. pp. 26–27. ISBN 978-0-7277-2696-4.