Geography
Ma Wan has an area of 0.97 km². 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 m) in the southeast. Two channels separate Ma Wan and other major islands.
- to the east is the Ma Wan Channel, separating it from Tsing Yi Island. The channel is crossed by the Tsing Ma Bridge.
- to the southwest is Kap Shui Mun, separating it from the Tsing Chau Tsai Peninsula of Lantau Island. The channel is crossed by the Kap Shui Mun Bridge.
- the north seafront is opposite Tsing Lung Tau on the mainland Tsuen Wan District, part of the New Territories.
- the south is facing the small Tang Lung Chau island.
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