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The following is a list of mountains, peaks and hills in Hong Kong:

'Shan' (山) and 'leng' (嶺) are the transliterations of the Cantonese words for 'mount' and 'ridge' respectively. 'Toi', 'Kong', 'Fung' and 'Koi' also correspond to 'Mount' in English; 'Teng' corresponds to 'peak' in English.

Highest peaks of Hong Kong


List of mountains, peaks and hills in Hong Kong

Lesser Hills

There are numerous smaller hills that dot Hong Kong and some that have disappeared with re-development:

Volcanoes



  • Tai Mo Shan
  • Kwun Yam Shan, Lam Tsuen
  • High Island Supervolcano

See also



More detailed list of hills in Hong Kong

  • Geography of Hong Kong
  • Mountain Search and Rescue Company

References



  1. ^ 落探å"¡. 妙高台 [Miu Gou Toi] (in Chinese). Retrieved 29 September 2009. 
  2. ^ 落探å"¡. 禾塘崗 [Wo Tong Gong] (in Chinese). Retrieved 29 September 2009. 
  3. ^ http://www.kfbg.org.hk/wwwroot/images/upload/pdf/geology_kys.pdf
  4. ^ [1] [news.nationalgeographic.com%2Fnews%2F2012%2F09%2Fpictures%2F120905-supervolcano-hong-kong-hexagonal-rocks-science] [http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thestandard.com.hk%2Fnews_detail.asp%3Fpp_cat%3D30%26art_id%3D125842%26con_type%3D1] [2] [www.youtube.com/watch?v=vAtoOdZ-Pr0]

External links



  • Peaks in Hong Kong, with heights in metre and pictures


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