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Tai Mo Shan
Tai Mo Shan is the highest peak in Hong Kong, with an elevation of above the , or around above mean sea level. It is located at approximately the geographical centre of the New Territories. The Tai Mo Shan Country Park covers an area of around Tai Mo Shan. It is located to the north of Tai Lam Country Park. The Long Falls at Ng Tung Chai is the highest waterfall in Hong Kong. Geography Tai Mo Shan has a steep northwestern slope and less steep southern slope. Since it is the tallest mountain in Hong Kong, it forms a barrier that blocks the monsoon from the south, the rain shadow leading to the dryness of some of the northern and northwestern parts of the New Territories. The whole Tai Mo Shan mountain range, known as Kwun Fu Mountain (官富山, named after the salt field (官富場) in present-day Kowloon Bay) in Ming and Qing dynasties, covers over , and stretches from Tai Lam Chung Reservoir in the West near Tuen Mun and Ma On Shan in the east and the mountains ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tai To Yan
Tai To Yan () is a mountain that lies in northern Hong Kong near Fanling–Sheung Shui New Town, Fanling. It is close to a similarly named peak called Pak Tai To Yan. Geography Tai To Yan is 566 metres tall and is the tallest mountain in the nearby area. Access Tai To Yan is in the Lam Tsuen Country Park in northern Hong Kong. It is hiked as part of the Razors Edge Ridge Hike which brings hikers to both Tai To Yan (566 m) and nearby Pak Tai To Yan (480 m). Hikers can start their hike near Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden, Kadoorie Farm and finish a few hours later at Fanling station, Fanling MTR station or Wah Ming Estate Bus Terminus. See also * List of mountains, peaks and hills in Hong Kong * Lam Tsuen Country Park References [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ma On Shan (peak)
Ma On Shan () is a saddle-shaped peak in east of Tolo Harbour in the New Territories of Hong Kong. With a height of 702 metres (2,303 ft), it stands among the ten highest mountains in Hong Kong. The mountain borders Sha Tin and Tai Po districts. Beneath the west face of the mountain along Tolo Harbour, the Ma On Shan new town extension, administratively part of Sha Tin, is named after the hill. It ends north in Wu Kai Sha. Geography Ma On Shan can be distinguished by the west face which looks like a saddle, and "Ma On Shan" can be translated as "horse saddle mountain". Nine streams flow down from Ma On Shan, with the biggest located on the southwest slope of Ma On Shan, near Ma On Shan Village. A group of villages located east of the peak is named Shap Sze Heung and the harbour of Three Fathoms Cove. Geology The saddle-like peaks of Ma On Shan is formed by volcanic rocks, much like many of the tallest mountains in Hong Kong, such as Tai Mo Shan. The base of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geological Period
The geologic time scale or geological time scale (GTS) is a representation of time based on the geologic record, rock record of Earth. It is a system of chronological dating that uses chronostratigraphy (the process of relating stratum, strata to time) and geochronology (a scientific branch of geology that aims to determine the age of rocks). It is used primarily by Earth science, Earth scientists (including geologists, paleontology, paleontologists, geophysics, geophysicists, geochemistry, geochemists, and paleoclimatology, paleoclimatologists) to describe the timing and relationships of events in geologic history. The time scale has been developed through the study of rock layers and the observation of their relationships and identifying features such as lithology, lithologies, paleomagnetism, paleomagnetic properties, and fossils. The definition of standardised international units of geological time is the responsibility of the International Commission on Stratigraphy (ICS), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jurassic
The Jurassic ( ) is a Geological period, geologic period and System (stratigraphy), stratigraphic system that spanned from the end of the Triassic Period million years ago (Mya) to the beginning of the Cretaceous Period, approximately 143.1 Mya. The Jurassic constitutes the second and middle period of the Mesozoic, Mesozoic Era as well as the eighth period of the Phanerozoic, Phanerozoic Eon and is named after the Jura Mountains, where limestone strata from the period were first identified. The start of the Jurassic was marked by the major Triassic–Jurassic extinction event, associated with the eruption of the Central Atlantic magmatic province, Central Atlantic Magmatic Province (CAMP). The beginning of the Toarcian Age started around 183 million years ago and is marked by the Toarcian Oceanic Anoxic Event, a global episode of Anoxic event, oceanic anoxia, ocean acidification, and elevated global temperatures associated with extinctions, likely caused by the eruption of the Kar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Volcano
A volcano is commonly defined as a vent or fissure in the crust of a planetary-mass object, such as Earth, that allows hot lava, volcanic ash, and gases to escape from a magma chamber below the surface. On Earth, volcanoes are most often found where tectonic plates are diverging or converging, and because most of Earth's plate boundaries are underwater, most volcanoes are found underwater. For example, a mid-ocean ridge, such as the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, has volcanoes caused by divergent tectonic plates whereas the Pacific Ring of Fire has volcanoes caused by convergent tectonic plates. Volcanoes resulting from divergent tectonic activity are usually non-explosive whereas those resulting from convergent tectonic activity cause violent eruptions."Mid-ocean ridge tectonics, volcanism and geomorphology." Geology 26, no. 455 (2001): 458. https://macdonald.faculty.geol.ucsb.edu/papers/Macdonald%20Mid-Ocean%20Ridge%20Tectonics.pdf Volcanoes can also form where there is str ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lin Fa Shan, Tsuen Wan
Lin Fa Shan () is mountain in Hong Kong. With a height of in Tsuen Wan District, it is situated within Tai Lam Country Park. The former Lin Fa Shan Mine was located near Sheung Tong. Wolframite was mined there. See also * List of mountains, peaks and hills in Hong Kong The following is a list of mountains, peaks and hills in Hong Kong. In the Hong Kong Government Cantonese Romanisation, romanisation system used by the Hong Kong Government known as Standard Romanization (Cantonese), Standard Romanisation, 's ... * Mining in Hong Kong References Further reading * External links * * Mountains, peaks and hills of Hong Kong Tsuen Wan District {{HongKong-mountain-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miu Ko Toi
Miu Ko Toi (Chinese: 妙高台) is a peak in Hong Kong. It is situated in New Territories and stands at a height of above the sea level. It is one of the subpeaks of the tallest mountain Tai Mo Shan and the fifth highest summit in Hong Kong. Name The Cantonese name Miu Ko Toi (Chinese: 妙高台; Jyutping: Miu6 Gou1 Toi4) literally means "Fantastic High Lookout". Access Miu Ko Toi is only accessible by foot and is south west of Tai Mo Shan. In between trail markers M150 and M151 of Tai Mo Shan Road, there is the entrance for a trail called Heung Shek Path. Assuming that you are walking up toward Tai Mo Shan's summit, turning right when you see Heung Shek Path will lead you to Miu Ko Toi's summit. See also * List of mountains, peaks and hills in Hong Kong * Tai Mo Shan Tai Mo Shan is the highest peak in Hong Kong, with an elevation of above the , or around above mean sea level. It is located at approximately the geographical centre of the New Territories. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wo Yeung Shan
Wo Yeung Shan (), officially known as Wo Yang Shan, is the sixth-highest peak in Hong Kong at a height of . It is located south east of Tai Mo Shan in the New Territories, between Tsuen Wan District and Tai Po District. Name The Cantonese name Wo Yeung Shan ( Chinese: : 禾秧山; Jyutping: Wo4 Joeng1 Saan1) literally means "Rice Seedling Mountain". See also * List of mountains, peaks and hills in Hong Kong The following is a list of mountains, peaks and hills in Hong Kong. In the Hong Kong Government Cantonese Romanisation, romanisation system used by the Hong Kong Government known as Standard Romanization (Cantonese), Standard Romanisation, 's ... References Mountains, peaks and hills of Hong Kong Tsuen Wan District Tai Po District {{HongKong-mountain-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sei Fong Shan
Sze Fong Shan (), located in Tai Po District of the New Territories, is the fourth highest peak in Hong Kong. With a height of 784 m (2,572 ft), it is northeast of Tai Mo Shan. The Eighth Stage of the MacLehose Trail passes near it. Name The Cantonese name Sze Fong Shan ( Chinese: 四方山; Cantonese Yale: sei fōng shāan, Jyutping: Sei3 Fong1 Saan1) literally means "Square Mountain". Subpeak Chau Ma Kong () is a subpeak north-northeast of Sze Fong Shan and east of Ng Tung Chai waterfalls. See also * List of mountains, peaks and hills in Hong Kong The following is a list of mountains, peaks and hills in Hong Kong. In the Hong Kong Government Cantonese Romanisation, romanisation system used by the Hong Kong Government known as Standard Romanization (Cantonese), Standard Romanisation, 's ... References Mountains, peaks and hills of Hong Kong Tai Po District {{NewTerritories-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shenzhen
Shenzhen is a prefecture-level city in the province of Guangdong, China. A Special economic zones of China, special economic zone, it is located on the east bank of the Pearl River (China), Pearl River estuary on the central coast of Guangdong, bordering Hong Kong to the south, Dongguan to the north, Huizhou to the northeast, and Macau to the southwest. With a population of 17.5 million in 2020, Shenzhen is the List of cities in China by population, third most populous city by urban population in China after Shanghai and Beijing. The Port of Shenzhen is the List of busiest container ports, world's fourth busiest container port. Shenzhen roughly follows the administrative boundaries of Bao'an County, which was established in imperial times. After the Opium Wars, the southern portion of Bao'an County was occupied by the British and became part of British Hong Kong, while the village of Shenzhen was next to the border. Shenzhen turned into a city in 1979. In the early 1980s, Chine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mount Wutong
Wutong Mountain (; Hong Kong Hakka: ''Ng2tung2san1'') is a mountain located near the border of Luohu and Yantian in Shenzhen, China. At 943.7m, it is the tallest mountain in Shenzhen. The mountain is also source of the Shenzhen River. Wutong Mountain is a state-level urban scenic area with landscape features such as the integration of mountains, sea and lake, the integration of landscape and city, the overview of Shenzhen and Hong Kong, and the main functions of ecological and scenic resource protection, science popularization and scientific research, leisure, and sightseeing. The main attraction of Wutong Mountain is the two main peaks of Big Wutong () and Little Wutong (). The Big Wutong is the highest peak in Shenzhen. Etymology The name of Wutong comes from the earliest Chinese poetry book, Classic of Poetry (). Wutong tree is the Chinese parasol tree. The poem describes the growth of the Wutong tree, which makes the phoenix cry. Phoenix flew from the South China Sea to t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lantau Island
Lantau Island (also Lantao Island, Lan Tao or Lan Tau) is the largest island in Hong Kong, located west of Hong Kong Island and the Kowloon Peninsula, and is part of the New Territories. Administratively, most of Lantau Island is part of the Islands District of Hong Kong. A small northeastern portion of the island is located in the Tsuen Wan District. Originally an island with fishing villages, it has been developed since the late 20th century with the construction of Tung Chung New Town on its north-western coast and the completion of several major infrastructure projects, including Lantau Link (1997), Hong Kong International Airport (1998), Hong Kong Disneyland (2005), and Ngong Ping 360 (2006). Geography With a land mass of , Lantau is the largest List of islands and peninsulas of Hong Kong, island in Hong Kong, almost twice the size of Hong Kong Island. Lantau Island primarily consists of mountainous terrain. Lantau Peak () is the highest point of the island. It is L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
