5-588: Lamma Channel (Chinese: 博寮海峽 ) may refer to: East Lamma Channel , a waterway on the east of Lamma Island in Hong Kong West Lamma Channel , a waterway on the west of Lamma Island in Hong Kong [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
10-556: Is a sea channel in Hong Kong. It lies between the western shores of Hong Kong Island and Ap Lei Chau , and the east side of Lamma Island . To the north it leads into the Sulphur Channel and Victoria Harbour , to the south into the South China Sea . The East Lamma Channel is one of the areas in the world with the heaviest traffic with more than 150 deep-water vessels of all kinds passing there every day. The eastern entrance to
15-588: The East Lamma Straight need to slow down in order to pick up pilots at the Nganchau Pilot Boarding Station, then enter the west channel to the western seaports. When ocean-going vessels leave ports in Hong Kong, they also need to slow down and let the pilot disembark at the Nganchau Pilot Boarding Station. Therefore, the average speed of ships sailing in this strait is usually not higher than 15 knots . This Hong Kong location article
20-641: The channel is also the pilot point for ships going to the Kwai Tsing Container Terminals and for ships passing the Ma Wan water way up to the eastern Pearl River Delta ports in Shenzhen and Guangzhou . The East Lamma Channel is the deepest water entrance to the Hong Kong water area and part of the traffic controlled Ma Wan water way used by nearly all bigger ships coming from the east. By Hong Kong maritime laws, ocean-going vessels entering Hong Kong via
25-493: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lamma_Channel&oldid=1184540210 " Category : Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Articles containing traditional Chinese-language text Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages East Lamma Channel The East Lamma Channel ( Chinese : 東博寮海峽 )
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