D'Aguilar Peninsula () is located in southeastern
Hong Kong Island, in the
Southern District of
Hong Kong
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 i ...
. It is named after Major-General Sir
George Charles d'Aguilar.
Cape D'Aguilar
Cape D'Aguilar () is a cape on Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong. The cape is on the southeastern end of D'Aguilar Peninsula. To its north are Shek O and D'Aguilar Peak.
Name
It is named after Major-General George Charles d'Aguilar.
Geogra ...
is located in the southeastern part of D'Aguilar Peninsula. It is worth noting that Hok Tsui () actually refers to a different cape to the southwest of the peninsula.
Conservation
A site located on the north-western slope of D'Aguilar Peak and south of Windy Gap, covering an area of , was designated as a
Site of Special Scientific Interest in 1975.
See also
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Shek O Country Park
Shek O Country Park is a rural marine park located on Shek O, Southern District, Hong Kong and facing the South China Sea. The 701-hectare park opened on 21 September 1979.
Urban hiking is extremely popular here, there are three exceptional hikin ...
References
Peninsulas of Hong Kong
Southern District, Hong Kong
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