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Victoria Peak is a hill on the western half of Hong Kong Island. It is also known as Mount Austin , and locally as The Peak only generally. With an elevation of 552 metres (1,811 ft), it is the tallest hill on Hong Kong Island, and the 29th tallest in the territory of Hong Kong .
Hong Kong Island: Victoria Peak: 552 m 1811 ft Hong Kong: Sinmi-do: Unjongsan: 532 m 1745 ft North Korea: Ko Phuket: Khao Mai Thao Sip Song: 529 m 1736 ft Thailand: Tiran Island: unnamed point: 525 m 1722 ft Saudi Arabia: Futuna Island: Mont Puke: 524 m 1719 ft Wallis and Futuna, overseas territory of France: Tortola: Mount Sage: 521 m 1709 ft
The Central Plaza is currently the third tallest building in Hong Kong at a pinnacle height of 373.9 m (1,227 ft). It was the tallest building in Hong Kong when it was built in 1992 until it was surpassed by 2IFC in 2003. The Central Plaza was also the tallest building in Asia from 1992 until 1996, surpassed by Shun Hing Square in Shenzhen. The ...
Hong Kong Island: Colonel Thomas Bernard Collinson, a Royal Engineers surveyor in Hong Kong (1821–1902) 122 Hebe Hill (Tsim Fung Shan) 346: Ma On Shan Country Park: 123= High Junk Peak (Tiu Yue Yung) 344: Clear Water Bay Country Park: 123= Cheung Lin Shan: 344: Hong Kong Island: 125 Tsim Fung Shan: 339: Lantau Island: 126 Shek Sze Shan: 338 ...
Big lawn with traditional British Garden design Pavilion in the garden. Victoria Peak Garden is a Victorian style garden near the summit of Victoria Peak in Hong Kong.The former Mountain Lodge, an alternate residence for the Governor of Hong Kong, was located there, which has since been demolished, but the park remains as an attraction at the Peak.
Below are two tables which report the average adult human height by country or geographical region. ... Hong Kong : 167.7 cm (5 ft 6 in) 174.8 cm (5 ft 9 in) ...
The Three Sharp Peaks of Hong Kong (Chinese: 香港三尖) are a collection of three peaks that Hong Kong hikers deem as very challenging to summit because of loose rocks and steep inclination. [1] The peaks are Castle Peak (583m) in Tuen Mun, [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Sharp Peak (468m) in Sai Kung [ 4 ] [ 5 ] and High Junk Peak (344m) in Clear Water Bay .
The Signal Station [3] at the top of Victoria Peak, for the signalmen, was the very first house on the Peak. In 1860, a path was also laid from Victoria Gap down to Pok Fu Lam Village in 1863. A small Military Hospital called the Sanatorium was built 1860 as an experiment, on a flat area below the signal station and facing toward Mt. Kellett.