Geography of Hong Kong

This page gives detailed information on the geography of Hong Kong. For a general description, see the Hong Kong main page. Location: Eastern Asia, bordering the South China Sea and China Geographic coordinates: Area:
''total:'' 1,092 km²
''land:'' 1,042 km²
''water:'' 50 km²

Land boundaries:
''total:'' 30 km
''border countries:'' China 30 km (Shenzhen Special Economic Zone) Coastline: 733 km
Maritime claims:
''territorial sea:'' 3 nm Total sea area of Hong Kong (including Victoria Harbour): 1652.21 km². Climate: tropical monsoon; cool and humid in winter, hot and rainy from spring through summer, warm and sunny in fall Average temperature: 23 degree C
Average annual precipitation: 2,214 mm ''See also: Climate of Hong Kong'' Terrain: hilly to mountainous with steep slopes; lowlands in north Elevation extremes:
''lowest point:'' South China Sea, 0 m
''highest point:'' Tai Mo Shan, 958 m, in the New Territories Principal peaks of Hong Kong: ''Main article: List of mountains, peaks and hills in Hong Kong'' # Tai Mo Shan - 958 m # Lantau Peak (Fung Wong Shan) - 934 m, on Lantau Island # Sunset Peak (Tai Tung Shan) - 869 m, on Lantau Island # Ma On Shan - 702 m # Wong Leng - 639 m # Kowloon Peak (Fei Ngo Shan) - 602 m # Castle Peak - 583 m # Tate's Cairn (Tai Lo Shan) - 577 m # Kai Kung Leng - 572 m # Tai To Yan - 566 m # Victoria Peak - 552 m, on Hong Kong Island # Needle Hill - 532 m # Mount Parker (Hong Kong) - 532 m # Lion Rock - 495 m # High West - 494 m # Sharp Peak (Nam She Tsim) - 468 m # Beacon Hill, Hong Kong - 457 m # Violet Hill - 433 m # High Junk Peak (Tiu Yue Yung) - 344 m Natural resources: outstanding deepwater harbor, feldspar Land use:
''arable land:'' 6%
''permanent crops:'' 1%
''permanent pastures:'' 1%
''forests and woodland:'' 20%
''other:'' 72% (1997 est.)
Irrigated land: 20 km² (1997 est.) Natural hazards: occasional typhoons Environment - current issues: Air pollution and water pollution from rapid urbanization ''See also: Ecology of Hong Kong'' Geography - note: Islands of Hong Kong including Hong Kong Island, Lantau Island, Cheung Chau, Lamma Island, Peng Chau and Tsing Yi Island. ==See also== * Hong Kong * Hong Kong Country Parks & Special Areas * Beaches of Hong Kong * List of rivers in Hong Kong * Shing Mun River * List of bays in Hong Kong * List of buildings, sites and areas in Hong Kong * Geography of China ==External link== * [http://www.info.gov.hk/landsd/index.htm The Lands Department of the Governement of Hong Kong] Geography by country Hong Kong Geography of Hong Kong

Geography of Hong Kong

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Geography of Hong Kong

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