Lamma Island without Llamas

<p><strong>Lamma Island (南丫島)&nbsp;</strong>is located on the southwest of Hong Kong Island. Both the English and Mandarin name of this island have interesting origins. The name &ldquo;Lamma&rdquo; was actually a mistake by a Scottish geographer reading a map marked in Portuguese stating the place as &ldquo;Lama&rdquo; (mud in Portuguese), and he thought it was the name of the island. Ever since the island had been called &ldquo;Lama&rdquo;. Nevertheless, again Lama was wrote incorrectly to become &ldquo;Lamma&rdquo; we know today. Although I find the name Lamma quite cute and is close to llama that some part of me hope there are llamas on that island, unfortunately it is a no. As for the Mandarin name, people just simply called the island 丫 due to the shape of the island. Therefore, it is also called Y island as well in English by some.</p> <p><a href="https://abenteuervonalice.medium.com/lamma-island-without-llamas-f6ec06f5b818"><strong>Click Here</strong></a></p>
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