Lantau Island

Summary

Lantau Island is an island^[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of island entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,544 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Lantau Island is located in Islands District^[3].
• Lantau Island is located in Tsuen Wan District^[4].
• Lantau Island is in the country of People's Republic of China^[5].
• Lantau Island is on the body of water South China Sea^[6].
• Lantau Island is on the continent of Asia^[7].
• Lantau Island's instance of is recorded as island^[8].
• The location of Lantau Island was New Territories^[9].
• Lantau Island's Commons category is recorded as Lantau Island^[10].
• Lantau Island's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+08:00^[11].
• Lantau Island's said to be the same as is recorded as Tai Yue Shan^[12].
• Lantau Island's highest point is recorded as Lantau Peak^[13].
• Lantau Island's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 22.270555555556, 'lon': 113.95277777778}^[14].
• Lantau Island's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Hong Kong^[15].
• Lantau Island's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Lantau Island^[16].
• Lantau Island has a population of {'amount': '+105526'}^[17].
• Lantau Island's different from is recorded as Lantau Peak^[18].
• Lantau Island's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+27'}^[19].
• Lantau Island sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+934'}^[20].
• Lantau Island covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+146.38'}^[21].
• Lantau Island's width is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+9.5'}^[22].

Body

Geography

Lantau Island is in the country of People's Republic of China^[5]. Located in include Islands District^[3], a districts of Hong Kong^[23], in People's Republic of China^[24] and Tsuen Wan District^[4], a districts of Hong Kong^[25], in People's Republic of China^[26], founded in 1981^[27]. It is on the body of water South China Sea^[6]. It is on the continent of Asia^[7].

Physical Characteristics

Lantau Island covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+146.38'}^[21]. It sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+934'}^[20]. Its length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+27'}^[19]. It has a population of {'amount': '+105526'}^[17].

Designation and Status

Lantau Island's instance of is recorded as island^[8].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Lantau Island include Lantau Link^[28], a bridge^[29], in People's Republic of China^[30], founded in 1997^[31] and North Lantau Highway^[32], a road^[33], in People's Republic of China^[34], founded in 1997^[35].

Why It Matters

Lantau Island ranks in the top 3% of island entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,544 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[36] It is known by 32 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[37]

Entities named for it include Lantau Link^[28], a bridge^[29], in People's Republic of China^[30], founded in 1997^[31] and North Lantau Highway^[32], a road^[33], in People's Republic of China^[34], founded in 1997^[35].