Kowloon Peninsula
Heavily populated peninsula of mainland Hong Kong / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Kowloon Peninsula is a peninsula that forms the southern part of the main landmass in the territory of Hong Kong, alongside Victoria Harbour and facing towards Hong Kong Island. The Kowloon Peninsula (to the south of Boundary Street) and the area of New Kowloon are collectively known as Kowloon.
Kowloon Peninsula
九龍半島 | |
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Coordinates: 22.31°N 114.18°E / 22.31; 114.18 | |
Time zone | UTC+8 (Hong Kong Time) |
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Traditional Chinese | 九龍半島 | ||||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 九龙半岛 | ||||||||||||
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Geographically, the term "Kowloon Peninsula" may also refer to the area south of the mountain ranges of Beacon Hill, Lion Rock, Tate's Cairn, Kowloon Peak, etc., i.e., the statutorily defined extent of Kowloon and New Kowloon combined. Under this definition it covers five of the eighteen districts of Hong Kong. Kowloon Bay is located at the northeast of the peninsula.