Hong Kong location and orientation shows, that it is located at the geographical coordinates, 22 15 North and 114 10 East. The location of Hong Kong is such that it witnesses a hot and rainy climate from spring to summer, cool winter and sub-tropical monsoon. Hong Kong covers a total area of 1,092 square kilometers.
Hong Kong is placed south of the Tropic of Cancer. It has got mountainous terrain with steep slopes; the New Territories and Kowloon areas have got flatlands. Tai Mo Shan is the highest point while the South China Sea is the lowest point of the Hong Kong City. Hong
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Kong basically lies on volcanic plains. But no major case has so far taken place.
There are a large number of rivers in Hong Kong spread in the areas of Kowloon and New Kowloon, Hong Kong Island, New Territories and Lantau Island. Some of the major rivers include Shan Pui River, Sham Chun River, Shing Mun River, Wong Lung Hang and Tung Chung River.
Lantau Peak is the second highest peak of Hong Kong followed by Sunset Peak and Sze Fong Shan. Some other peaks include Lin Fa Shan, Wo Yang Shan, Yi Tung Sha, etc. The coastline of Hong Kong measures 733 kilometers.
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