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High Junk Peak
High Junk Peak () is a mountain inside Clear Water Bay Country Park, Sai Kung, New Territories, Hong Kong, with a height of . Geography High Junk Peak is the highest peak in the Clear Water Bay Peninsula region. To the north lies a mountain called Miu Tsai Tun. The High Junk Peak Country Trail runs through the foot of High Junk Peak, west of the Summit. The are no roads that lead to the summit. The trails to the summit are rather rocky and steep, and not maintained by the government, so proper hiking footwear is advisable. High Junk Peak is considered by hikers as one of the three sharp peaks in Hong Kong because of its precipitous incline. Geology High Junk Peak is formed by Volcanic rocks, like many of the tallest mountains in Hong Kong, such as Tai Mo Shan. Some shorter mountains in Hong Kong are formed by older Granitic rocks. References External links High Junk Peak Country Trail See also * List of mountains, peaks and hills in Hong Kong *Miu Tsai Tun *C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clear Water Bay Country Park
Clear Water Bay Country Park is a rural country park located in the New Territories of eastern Hong Kong. The park is located near the beaches in Clear Water Bay. The 6.15 square kilometre park opened on 28 September 1979 with features like: * High Junk Peak *Miu Tsai Tun * Tin Hau Temple in Fat Tong Mun, Joss House Bay * Clear Water Bay Beach * Clear Water Bay Tree Walk * Clear Water Bay Golf Course * Lung Ha Wan Country Trail There is a designated hiking trail which begins on Clear Water Bay Road near Tseung Kwan O and ends near the Clearwater Bay golf course The Clearwater Bay Golf & Country Club () is a privately owned and run, members-only country club, located on the Clear Water Bay Peninsula in Sai Kung, New Territories, Hong Kong. The club hosts the PGA Tour China Clearwater Bay Open yearly. .... References Clear Water Bay Country Park ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sai Kung District
Sai Kung District is one of the 18 districts of Hong Kong, a special administrative region of China. The district comprises the southern half of the Sai Kung Peninsula, the Clear Water Bay Peninsula in the New Territories and a strip of land to the east of Kowloon. Areas in the district include Sai Kung Town, Hong Kong UNESCO Global Geopark, Tseung Kwan O and over 70 islands of different sizes. The administrative centre had been located in Sai Kung Town until the Sai Kung District Office was relocated to Tseung Kwan O recently. The district's population is concentrated in Tseung Kwan O, as of 2011. In 2011, the district was the third youngest district, with a median age of 39.3. Known as the "back garden of Hong Kong", Sai Kung has been able to retain its natural scenery. Many traditional customs and cultures are still retained in the rural villages. History The modern geopolitical entity of Sai Kung District was formed after World War II. Settlements existed in the area p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Territories
The New Territories is one of the three main regions of Hong Kong, alongside Hong Kong Island and the Kowloon Peninsula. It makes up 86.2% of Hong Kong's territory, and contains around half of the population of Hong Kong. Historically, it is the region described in the Convention for the Extension of Hong Kong Territory. According to that treaty, the territories comprise the mainland area north of Boundary Street on the Kowloon Peninsula and south of the Sham Chun River (which is the border between Hong Kong and Mainland China), as well as over 200 outlying islands, including Lantau Island, Lamma Island, Cheung Chau, and Peng Chau in the territory of HK. Later, after New Kowloon was defined from the area between the Boundary Street and the Kowloon Ranges spanned from Lai Chi Kok to Lei Yue Mun, and the extension of the urban areas of Kowloon, New Kowloon was gradually urbanised and absorbed into Kowloon. The New Territories now comprises only the mainland north of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clear Water Bay Peninsula
:''The Chinese name'' 清水灣半島 ''should not be confused with Oscar by the Sea, a private housing estate in Tseung Kwan O.'' Clear Water Bay Peninsula (), is a peninsula in Sai Kung District, Hong Kong. The peninsula separates Junk Bay from Port Shelter. Features The Clearwater Bay Golf & Country Club and the Shaw Studio are located here. TVB's headquarters, ''TV City'', were previously located here but have since moved to Tseung Kwan O Industrial Estate. Education * Clearwater Bay School - A P to 6 ESF (English Schools Foundation) School. * Sam Yuk Middle School () Public beaches * Clear Water Bay First Beach * Clear Water Bay Second Beach * Silverstrand Beach Transportation * Clear Water Bay Road Clear Water Bay Road () is a major road from Choi Hung Interchange in Ngau Chi Wan to Clear Water Bay, Sai Kung District. It also is a route to Sai Kung Town and Tseung Kwan O via Hiram's Highway and Hang Hau Road / Ying Yip Road respecti ... * Hang Hau Road () * T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miu Tsai Tun
Miu Tsai Tun (Chinese: 廟仔墩) is a mountain that lies within Clear Water Bay Country Park, Hong Kong. Its name in Chinese means "Small Temple Mound" because there is a small temple on the northeast side of the mountain. Geography Miu Tsai Tun is 333m in height. To the south lies a famous mountain called High Junk Peak. Access High Junk Peak Country Trail runs through the foot of Miu Tsai Tun, west of the Summit. It is possible to access the summit of Miu Tsai Tun from entrances on the High Junk Peak Country Trail. The path to the summit is rather rugged and not maintained by the government, so proper footwear is advisable. See also * List of mountains, peaks and hills in Hong Kong * High Junk Peak * Clear Water Bay Country Park Clear Water Bay Country Park is a rural country park located in the New Territories of eastern Hong Kong. The park is located near the beaches in Clear Water Bay. The 6.15 square kilometre park opened on 28 September 1979 with features lik ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Three Sharp Peaks Of Hong Kong
The Three Sharp Peaks of Hong Kong () are a collection of three peaks that Hong Kong hikers deem as very challenging to summit because of loose rocks and steep inclination. The peaks are Castle Peak (583m) in Tuen Mun, Sharp Peak (468m) in Sai Kung and High Junk Peak (344m) in Clear Water Bay. The three peaks are scattered in different regions in Hong Kong. While Castle Peak is the tallest of the three, Sharp Peak is generally considered the hardest of the three to hike up because of its remoteness and steepness. Three Sharp Peaks of Sai Kung Hikers also have another list of three peaks called the Three Sharp Peaks of ''Sai Kung (District)'', a popular hiking spot in Hong Kong. They are the aforementioned Sharp Peak, High Junk Peak and the remote Tai Yue Ngam Teng (233m) peak. See also * List of mountains, peaks and hills in Hong Kong * Castle Peak * Sharp Peak * High Junk Peak High Junk Peak () is a mountain inside Clear Water Bay Country Park, Sai Kung, New Territorie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HK Geological Map Revised Version 3
Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (abbr. Hong Kong SAR or HKSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China on the eastern Pearl River Delta in South China. With 7.5 million residents of various nationalities in a territory, Hong Kong is one of the most densely populated places in the world. Hong Kong is also a major global financial centre and one of the most developed cities in the world. Hong Kong was established as a colony of the British Empire after the Qing Empire ceded Hong Kong Island from Xin'an County at the end of the First Opium War in 1841 then again in 1842.. The colony expanded to the Kowloon Peninsula in 1860 after the Second Opium War and was further extended when Britain obtained a 99-year lease of the New Territories in 1898... British Hong Kong was occupied by Imperial Japan from 1941 to 1945 during World War II; British administration resumed after the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Volcanic Rock
Volcanic rock (often shortened to volcanics in scientific contexts) is a rock formed from lava erupted from a volcano. In other words, it differs from other igneous rock by being of volcanic origin. Like all rock types, the concept of volcanic rock is artificial, and in nature volcanic rocks grade into hypabyssal and metamorphic rocks and constitute an important element of some sediments and sedimentary rocks. For these reasons, in geology, volcanics and shallow hypabyssal rocks are not always treated as distinct. In the context of Precambrian shield geology, the term "volcanic" is often applied to what are strictly metavolcanic rocks. Volcanic rocks and sediment that form from magma erupted into the air are called "volcaniclastics," and these are technically sedimentary rocks. Volcanic rocks are among the most common rock types on Earth's surface, particularly in the oceans. On land, they are very common at plate boundaries and in flood basalt provinces. It has been estimated t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tai Mo Shan
Tai Mo Shan is the highest mountain, peak in Hong Kong, with an elevation of . 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 is the highest waterfall in Hong Kong. Geography The whole Tai Mo Shan mountain range, known as Guan Fu Mountain (官富山, named after the salt field Kwun Fu Cheung (官富場) in present-day Kowloon Bay) in Ming and Qing dynasties, covers over 350 square km, and stretches from Tai Lam Chung Reservoir in the West near Tuen Mun and Ma On Shan (peak), Ma On Shan in the east and the mountains of Kowloon and Clear Water Bay in the south. Two other significant coastal peaks, the Lantau Peak (934m) on Lantau Island and Mount Wutong in Shenzhen (943.7m) are approximately 27 km to the southwest and 21.5 km to the northeast respectively. Subpeaks There are a few subpeaks that are g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Granitoid
A granitoid is a generic term for a diverse category of coarse-grained igneous rocks that consist predominantly of quartz, plagioclase, and alkali feldspar. Granitoids range from plagioclase-rich tonalites to alkali-rich syenites and from quartz-poor monzonites to quartz-rich quartzolites. As only two of the three defining mineral groups (quartz, plagioclase, and alkali feldspar) need to be present for the rock to be called a granitoid, foid-bearing rocks, which predominantly contain feldspars but no quartz, are also granitoids. The terms ''granite'' and ''granitic rock'' are often used interchangeably for granitoids; however, granite is just one particular type of granitoid. Granitoids are diverse; no classification system for granitoids can give a complete and unique characterization of the origin, compositional evolution, and geodynamic environment for the genesis of a granitoid. Accordingly, multiple granitoid classification systems have been developed such as those based o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
