Hong Kong: Geography#
Location | Eastern Asia, bordering the South China Sea and China |
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Geographic Coordinates | 22 15 N, 114 10 E 22.25,114.166664 |
Land boundaries | total: 33 km regional border: China 33 km |
Coastline | 733 km |
Elevation Extremes | lowest point: South China Sea 0 m highest point: Tai Mo Shan 958 m |
Highest Mountains | |
Terrain | hilly to mountainous with steep slopes; lowlands in north |
Natural Hazards | occasional typhoons |
Natural Resource | outstanding deepwater harbor, feldspar |
Land Use | arable land: 5.05% permanent crops: 1.01% other: 93.94% (2011) |
Climate | subtropical monsoon; cool and humid in winter, hot and rainy from spring through summer, warm and sunny in fall |
Irrigated Land | NA; note - included in the total for China |
Renewable Water Resources | NA |
Environment_CurrentIssues | air and water pollution from rapid urbanization |
Environment - international agreements | party to: Marine Dumping (associate member), Ship Pollution (associate member) |
Large Cities | |
Geography-note | composed of more than 200 islands |