Victoria Peak

Victoria Peak (Chinese: 太平山, or previously Chinese: 扯旗山) is a mountain in the western part of Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong. It is also called Mount Austin and The Peak. Its altitude is 552 metres (1,811 feet). It is the highest mountain on the Hong Kong Island.[1] In a broad sense Victoria Peak included Mount Austin, Victoria Gap, Mount Kellett and Mount Gough, Which are also apart of Peak District/The Peak.

Victoria Peak
(Chinese) 太平山
A wooded mountain with tall antennas around its summit and medium-height buildings below it. There is a tree on the left of the image. On the right, the mountain slopes down to an area next to water with some taller buildings.
Victoria Peak, seen from Findlay Road
Highest point
Elevation552 m (1,811 ft)
Hong Kong Principal Datum Edit this on Wikidata
Prominence552 m (1,811 ft) Edit this on Wikidata
Geography
Location Hong Kong
View from the peak

(Tai Mo Shan is the highest mountain in Hong Kong).

References
  1. "Peak Tram History". The Peak Hong Kong. Archived from the original on 20 February 2007. Retrieved 13 March 2007. {{cite web}}: |archive-date= / |archive-url= timestamp mismatch; 22 February 2007 suggested (help)



This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.