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 Map of Hong Kong
Map of Macau, Hong Kong and surrounding countries
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

1. Tai Mo Shan - 958 m
2. Lantau Peak (Fung Wong Shan) - 934 m, on Lantau Island
3. Sunset Peak (Tai Tung Shan) - 869 m, on Lantau Island
4. Ma On Shan - 702 m
5. Wong Leng - 639 m
6. Kowloon Peak (Fei Ngo Shan) - 602 m
7. Castle Peak - 583 m
8. Tate's Cairn (Tai Lo Shan) - 577 m
9. Kai Kung Leng - 572 m
10. Tai To Yan - 566 m
11. Victoria Peak - 552 m, on Hong Kong Island
12. Needle Hill - 532 m
13. Mount Parker - 532 m
14. Lion Rock - 495 m
15. High West - 494 m
16. Sharp Peak (Nam She Tsim) - 468 m
17. Beacon Hill - 457 m
18. Violet Hill - 433 m
19. 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 and water pollution from rapid urbanization See also: Ecology of Hong Kong Geography - note: 235 islands 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

• The Lands Department of the Governement of Hong Kong

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