Lamma Island

English

Etymology

From Lamma + island.

Proper noun

Lamma Island

  1. An island in Islands district, New Territories, Hong Kong.
    • 2012 October 2, “At least 37 killed in Hong Kong boat crash”, in Deutsche Welle, archived from the original on September 12, 2015, China:
      All of those confirmed dead and most of those injured are thought to have been on board a boat owned by the Hong Kong Electric company when it collided with the ferry near Lamma Island.
    • 2019 January 8, Tiffany May, “Oil Tanker Catches Fire in Hong Kong, Killing One and Leaving Two Missing”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 08 January 2019, Asia Pacific:
      Lamma Island is a residential island two miles off the coast of Hong Kong Island.

Synonyms

  • Lamma
  • (uncommon) Pok Liu, Pok Liu Chau, Y Island

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