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fiogf49gjkf0d HONG KONG IS LOCATED IN THE FAR EAST, JUST SOUTH OF THE TROPIC OF CANCER. HONG KONG IS BORDERED ON THE NORTHERN SIDE BY CHINA, IT'S ONLY LANDWARD NEIGHBOUR, WITH THE SOUTH CHINA SEA SURROUNDING THE REMAINING BORDERS. THE COUNTRY IS APPROXIMATELY 44KM LONG FROM NORTH TO SOUTH. HONG KONG'S PENINSULA AND SURROUNDING ISLANDS ARE MADE UP OF A PARTIALLY SUBMERGED MOUNTAIN RANGE, WHICH RUNS FROM SOUTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST. MOST OF THESE MOUNTAIN PEAKS WERE FORMED BY VOLCANIC ROCK. TAI MO SHAN, THE HIGHEST PEAK IS SITUATED ON THE MAINLAND AND RISES UP TO 957M. THE COUNTRY IS DIVIDED IN TWO, WITH THE LOWLANDS OF THE NORTHWEST AND THE SOUTHEASTERN AREA WITH ITS NATURAL HARBOURS AND COASTAL AREAS. THESE ARE SEPARATED BY THE KOWLOON RIDGE, WHICH EXTENDS FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST.
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