Destination guide — Hong Kong

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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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