Beautiful view from Lamma Island,Hong Kong 風景如畫的香港南丫島

Beautiful view from Lamma Island,Hong Kong 風景如畫的香港南丫島, a photo by travelhaha on Flickr.

Beautiful view from Lamma Island,Hong Kong 風景如畫的香港南丫島
Lamma Island 南丫島, also known as Pok Liu Chau 博寮洲, is the third largest island in Hong Kong.
Lamma was named after the shape of the island which looks like the limb of a tree, or the Chinese character 丫 , and Naam meaning "south". Lamma (南丫) thus means literally "southern Y". The name can also mean "Southern Peninsula Island".
The original name of the island is Pok Liu. The island is shaped like two Y in opposite direction. The north Y is Pak A (北丫) and south Y is Nam A (南丫). When the British first came to the island, they used the colloquial pronunciation of Nam Ah, i.e. "Lam Ah (Lamma)" as the name of the island. The Chinese names of East Lamma Channel (東博寮海峽) and West Lamma Channel (西博寮海峽) are still formed from Pok Liu instead of Nam A.
Lamma Island is located to the southwest of Hong Kong Island. It has an area of 13.55 km².The northern village is called Yung Shue Wan (Banyan Tree Bay) and the eastern village is called Sok Kwu Wan. Few people live on the southern part of Lamma. Access for much of this part is by hiking or private boat. Sham Wan, an important breeding site for sea turtles, is located there.
Mount Stenhouse is the tallest mountain in Lamma (353 metres above sea-level), situated between Sok Kwu Wan and Sham Wan. Unusually shaped rocks can be found all over this mountain, but a gruelling hike is necessary to access these. Photo and text by TRAVELHAHA
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Beautiful view from Lamma... by travelhaha