Ma Wan

Ma Wan

馬灣
Aerial photograph of Ma Wan. The small island in the upper part is Tang Lung Chau. The Lantau Link and the Park Island apartment complex are clearly visible.
Location of Ma Wan within Hong Kong.
Geography
Location	Between Lantau Island and Tsing Yi Island
Coordinates	22°20′56″N 114°3′35″E / 22.34889°N 114.05972°E / 22.34889; 114.05972Coordinates: 22°20′56″N 114°3′35″E / 22.34889°N 114.05972°E / 22.34889; 114.05972
Area	0.97 km2 (0.37 sq mi)
Highest elevation	69 m (226 ft)
Highest point	Tai Leng Tau
Administration

Ma Wan is an island of Hong Kong, located between Lantau Island and Tsing Yi Island, with an area of 0.97 square kilometres (240 acres). Administratively, it is part of Tsuen Wan District.

The Lantau Link that passes through Ma Wan was constructed in the mid-1990s as part of the Hong Kong Government's Rose Garden plan to connect the new Hong Kong International Airport to the city centre. Its development fostered plans to develop the island. Today, a large part of Ma Wan is occupied by the Park Island apartment complex. A theme park, named Ma Wan Park was built to accompany the housing project, with its first phase opened on 1 July 2007.

Ma Wan has an area of 0.97 square kilometres (0.37 sq mi). It is 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi) long and 1.3 kilometres (0.81 mi) wide. Its highest point is Tai Leng Tau (69 metres (226 ft)) in the southeast. Two channels separate Ma Wan and other major islands.

Ma Wan surface rocks are mostly volcanic rocks called Yim Tin Tsai Formation. This is a coarse ash crystal tuff containing lapilli. Some layers of fine volcanic ash are found in the far north of the island. The contained mafic minerals are biotite and amphibole. The tuff contains mostly quartz and alkali and plagioclase feldspar. Other minerals include apatite, magnetite, monazite and zircon.