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Victoria Gap () is an area and a
mountain pass
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located between the summits of
Victoria Peak
Victoria Peak is a hill on the western half of Hong Kong Island. It is also known as Mount Austin, and locally as The Peak only generally. With an elevation of , it is the highest hill on Hong Kong Island, ranked 29 in terms of elevation in H ...
(aka. Mount Austin) and
Mount Gough
Mount Gough () is a peak on Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong. It lies directly east of Victoria Peak and rises to a height of above Admiralty. It is named for Hugh Gough, 1st Viscount Gough, Commander-in-Chief of British Forces in China.
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, on
Hong Kong Island
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, in
Hong Kong
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.
It is the most touristic place within the area referred to as ''
The Peak'', which receives some seven million visitors every year. Its altitude is
- some below the summit of The Peak.
Features
As a tourist destination, Victoria Gap features several attractions:
* Views of
Central
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Central may also refer to:
Directions and generalised locations
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,
Victoria Harbour
Victoria Harbour is a natural landform harbour in Hong Kong separating Hong Kong Island in the south from the Kowloon Peninsula to the north. The harbour's deep, sheltered waters and strategic location on South China Sea were instrumental i ...
and
Kowloon Peninsula
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 toward Hong Kong Island. The Kowloon Peninsula and the area of New Kowloon are collect ...
* The
Peak Tower
The Peak Tower is a leisure and shopping complex located at Victoria Gap, near the summit of Victoria Peak on Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong. It also houses the upper terminal of the Peak Tram. Both the Peak Tower and the Peak Tram are owned ...
, a leisure and
shopping complex
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The first known collec ...
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The Peak Galleria
The Peak Galleria () is a leisure and shopping complex and a tourist attraction located at Victoria Gap, near the summit of Victoria Peak on Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong. It is owned and run by Hang Lung Properties. It includes a bus termi ...
, a leisure and shopping complex
*
The Peak Lookout
The Peak Lookout is a restaurant located in a heritage house at Victoria Gap, near the summit of Victoria Peak on Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong. It is housed in a 19th-century Grade II Historic Building. Originally known as the Old Peak Caf ...
, a restaurant housed in a historic building
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Lions
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Pavilion, a viewing pavilion
Transport
The upper terminal of the
Peak Tram
The Peak Tram is a funicular railway in Hong Kong, which carries both tourists and residents to the upper levels of Hong Kong Island. Running from Garden Road Admiralty to Victoria Peak via the Mid-Levels, it provides the most direct route and o ...
is located below the Peak Tower at Victoria Gap. Several roads lead to Victoria Gap:
Peak Road
Peak Road is a road in The Peak on Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong. It is the only road to travel from Victoria Gap to Wan Chai Gap on Hong Kong Island. The Peak Road is a two-lane two-way traffic, which can take buses, minibuses and other vehic ...
,
Old Peak Road
Old Peak Road is a road in the Mid-Levels on Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong. It is the most direct path from Victoria Gap and Victoria Peak to Central on Hong Kong Island. The highest altitude is about 350 meters, the highest altitude of the drivi ...
,
Mount Austin Road
Mount Austin Road is a street in Victoria Peak, Hong Kong
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,
Harlech Road
Harlech Road () is a road in Hong Kong. It is high up in the Peak area of Hong Kong Island, The road starts at Victoria Gap, then goes along the south slope of Victoria Peak, then crosses High West Gap, and goes along the north slope of Hig ...
,
Lugard Road
Lugard Road is a road located on Victoria Peak, Hong Kong, named after Sir Frederick Lugard, Governor of Hong Kong from 1907 to 1912. Located some above sea level, the road is a popular walking path that forms part of the Hong Kong Trail, and ...
and Findlay Road.
See also
*
List of gaps in Hong Kong
This is a list of gap (landform), gaps and mountain passes, passes in Hong Kong.
Hong Kong Island
*Chai Wan Gap (柴灣峽)
*Magazine Gap (馬己仙峽)
*Middle Gap (中峽)
*Pottinger Gap (馬塘坳)
*Quarry Gap (大風坳)
*Sandy Bay Gap (沙 ...
References
External links
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Gaps of Hong Kong
Tourist attractions in Hong Kong
Victoria Peak