GeographyHongkong
Latitude And Longitude
  • Hong kong is located south of the tropic of cancer on similar latitudes as calcutta, havana and hawaii, and sharing the same longitude as bali, and perth.

    • Strategic Location

  • Location of hong kong between the taiwan straits, the south china sea, and the pacific ocean make it a strategic channel for sea traffic in the globe. Wide harbours and deep waters have also supported it in becoming an important sea station.

    • Topography

  • Land beneath hong kong is volcanic terra firma. Hills dominate the landscape. Backbone of hong kong is a crest lining from the northeast to southwest. Kowloon and most part of new territories are flat. Southern shore has some luxury residential structures and nice beaches like stanley and repulse bays. North and south shores are connected via a tunnel. Highest peak in hong kong is ta mo shan, located in central new territories at 957 meters. The lowest peak is lo chau mun at 66 meters.
  • Although hong kong in located on volcanic plains, it witnesses only minor seismic activities, occasionally causing tremors. No major earthquakes have been reported to date. Last major oen was back in 1874, with a magnitude of 5.75 on the richter scale.

    • Agriculture

  • Hardly three percent of hong kong’s total land area is agriculturally cultivated. This region lies at the new territories large alluvial plains.

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    Distance Chart

    Distance From City Distance To City Distance (km)
    Hong Kong Kowloon 4.99
    Victoria (historical) Shan Ting Tsuen 11.41
    Ka Loon Tsuen A Kung Ngam 22.13
    A Kung Tin A Kung Wa 21.49
    A Ma Wat A Po Long 36.52
    A Shan A Shan Tseng Tau 0
    Au Ha Au Pui Tong 8.76
    Au Pui Wan Au Tau 11.33
    Au Tau Caroline Hill 24.11
    Castle Peak New Town Chai Kek 16.39
    Chai Wan Chai Wan Kok 18.88
    Cha Kwo Ling Chan Uk Po 23.65
    Chap Mun Ta Chap Wai Kon 30.34
    Chau Tau Che Ha 20.99
    Chek Chue Che Keng Tuk 18.03
    Chek Keng Chek Kok Tau 16.33
    Chek Nai Ping Che Kung Miu 5.82
    Cheung Chau Cheung Kang 32.54
    Cheung Kong Cheung Lek 5.05
    Cheung Lek Mei Cheung Muk Tau 7.1
    Cheung Pei Shan Cheung Po 7.79
    Cheung Sha Cheung Sha Lan 10.1
    Cheung Sha Wan Cheung Sha Wan 19.02
    Cheung Shek Pai Cheung Sheung 30.09
    Cheung Shue Tan Cheung Shue Tau 12.67
    Cheung Sok Cheung Ting 16.55
    Cheung Uk Cheung Uk Wai 20.25
    Cheung Wo Chi Ma Hang 43.18
    Choi Hung Chuen Lung 12.68
    Chuk Hang Chuk Hang 7.1
    Chuk Kok Chuk Yuen 1.71
    Chuk Yuen Chuk Yuen 22.5
    Chun Fa Lok Chung Hau 15.15
    Chung Hau Chung Mei 35.34
    Chung Mei Kok Chung Pui 13.82
    Chung Sam Wai Chung Uk 27.06
    Chung Uk Tsuen Chung Uk Tsuen 15.53
    Chung Wai Central District 28.88
    Dills Corner Epworth Village 29.34
    Fan Kwai Tong Fan Leng Lau 39.04
    Fan Leng Nam Wai Fan Leng Pak Wai 0
    Fan Leng Tai Wai Fanling 0
    Fan Shui Au Fan Tin Tsuen 18.92
    Fa Peng Fa Peng 14.92
    Fa Sam Hang Fa Yuen 11.12
    Fong Ma Po Fong Pin Sho 29.64
    Fong Yuen Fo Tan 31.18
    Fui Sha Wai Fui Yiu 16.55
    Fui Yiu Ha Fui Yiu Ha 28.01
    Fui Yiu Ha Fuk Hing Lei 24.12



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