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Adamasta Rock

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Adamasta Rock Beacon
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LocationAdamasta Rock, Hong Kong, Islands District, People's Republic of China Edit this at Wikidata
Coordinates22°13′22″N 114°01′18″E / 22.22278°N 114.02167°E / 22.22278; 114.02167
Adamasta Rock
Traditional Chinese北長洲石
Transcriptions
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationBāk chèuhng jāu sehk
JyutpingBak1 coeng4 zau1 sek6

Adamasta Rock (Chinese: 北長洲石; lit. 'north Cheung Chau rock')[1] is an uninhabited undersea rock in Hong Kong, in the centre of the busy Adamasta Channel between the Chi Ma Wan Peninsula of Lantau Island and Cheung Chau island, in Hong Kong.[1] It falls within the Islands District.

The rock is submerged at high water and presents a significant shipping hazard due to its location in the middle of the Adamasta shipping channel. The Hong Kong Marine Department has installed a fixed beacon (isolated danger) on the rock and two cardinal buoys on either side to warn shipping.[2]

On Sunday 8 May 2011, the river trader "Zhong Fu Fa Zhan" grounded on the rock.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b Wordie, Jason (25 July 2010). "Out and about". South China Morning Post.
  2. ^ Sailing Directions (enroute) Pub. 161 - South China Sea and the Gulf of Thailand. United States. Defense Mapping Agency. Hydrographic/Topographic Center. 2002. p. 33.
  3. ^ "Grounding of Chinese Cargo Vessel – Investigation Report". Officer of the Watch. 27 January 2014.

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