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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 coor dm|22|15|N|114|10|E|

Area
<br>total 1,103 km&sup2;
<br>land 1,053 km&sup2;
<br>water 50 km&sup2;

image:Hk-map.png|Map of Hong Kong<br>

image:china,_hong_kong_and_macau.jpg|Map of Macau, Hong Kong and surrounding countries<br>
Land boundaries
<br>total 30 km
<br>border countries China 30 km (Shenzhen Special Economic Zone)

Coastline 733 km
<br>Maritime claims
<br>territorial sea 3 nm

Total sea area of Hong Kong (including Victoria Harbour): 1652.21 km&sup2;.

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
<br>Average annual precipitation: 2,214 mm

See also: Climate of Hong Kong

Terrain hilly to mountainous with steep slopes; lowlands in north

Elevation extremes
<br>lowest point South China Sea, 0 m
<br>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)|Mount Parker - 532 m
# Lion Rock - 495 m
# High West - 494 m
# Sharp Peak (Nam She Tsim) - 468 m
# Beacon Hill, Hong Kong|Beacon Hill - 457 m
# Violet Hill - 433 m
# High Junk Peak (Tiu Yue Yung) - 344 m

Natural resources outstanding deepwater harbor, feldspar

Land use
<br>arable land 6%
<br>permanent crops 1%
<br>permanent pastures 1%
<br>forests and woodland 20%
<br>other 72% (1997 est.)
<br>Irrigated land 20 km&sup2; (1997 est.)

Natural hazards occasional typhoons

Environment - current issues Air pollution|air and water pollution from rapid urbanization

See also: Ecology of Hong Kong

Geography - note Islands of Hong Kong|235 islands including Hong Kong Island, Lantau Island, Cheung Chau, Lamma Island, Peng Chau and Tsing Yi Island.

Last Modified:   2005-04-13