Chek Lap Kok

Chek Lap Kok 赤 鱲 角
East bird's eye view of Chek Lap Kok Airport
Waters	South China Sea
Geographical location	22 ° 18 '32 "  N , 113 ° 54' 52"  E Coordinates: 22 ° 18 '32 "  N , 113 ° 54' 52"  E
length	6 km
width	3.5 km
surface	13.81 km²
Highest elevation	Scenic Hill 觀景 山  /  观景 山 77  m
Residents	uninhabited

Chek Lap Kok ( Chinese  赤 鱲 角 , Pinyin Chìlièjiǎo , Jyutping Cek ³ laap ⁶ gok ³  - "Cape of the Red Sea Bream / Pagrus major") is an uninhabited island of Hong Kong , on which the Hong Kong International Airport has been located since 1998 .

In the course of the airport construction, it was significantly artificially changed between 1990 and 1998. The island, which is up to 100 meters high, was removed to a height of seven meters and significantly enlarged.

This made it the third largest island in Hong Kong in terms of area.

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South view of Chek Lap Kok Airport - From Ngong Ping 360s Cable Car Rescue Trail on Scenic Hill, behind Tuen Mun or New Territories

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