The Hunch Backs, or Ngau Ngak Shan (Chinese: 牛押山), is the twelfth-highest mountain in Hong Kong. Peaked at 677 metres (2,221 ft),[1] it is at the north of Ma On Shan.
| The Hunch Backs | |
|---|---|
| 牛押山 | |
 View of the Hunch Backs | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 677 m (2,221 ft) |
| Coordinates | 22°24′54″N 114°14′53″E / 22.41500°N 114.24806°E |
| Geography | |
  The Hunch Backs Location of The Hunch Backs in  Hong Kong | |
Conservation
editThe north and north-east slopes of the Hunch Backs and the east slope of Ma On Shan, covering an area of 118 hectares, was designated as a Site of Special Scientific Interest in 1976.[2][3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Owen, Bernie; Shaw, Raynor (2007-10-01). Hong Kong Landscapes: Shaping the Barren Rock. Hong Kong University Press. p. 119. ISBN 9789622098473.
- ^ "Register of Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs)". Planning Department.
- ^ "Site of Special Scientific Interest - Ma On Shan" (PDF). Planning Department. 30 September 1992.
Further reading
edit- Sewell, R.J. (1996). "Chapter 6. Metamorphic Rocks" (PDF). Geology of Ma On Shan. Hong Kong: Civil Engineering and Development Department.
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