Mount Johnston
Mount Johnston, also known as Yuk Kwai Shan, is a hill located on the island of Ap Lei Chau in Hong Kong. The hill is 196m in height and is a popular site for hiking. A narrow tombolo connects the ocean facing shore of Mount Johnston to Ap Lei Pai.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Peak with an elevation of 165 metres
- Description: mountain in Hong Kong
- Also known as: “Aplichau”, “Yugui Shan”, and “Yuk Kwai Shan”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Lei Tung and Ap Lei Chau Public Library.
Lei Tung
Metro station
Photo: Qwer132477, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Lei Tung is an underground MTR rapid transit station in Hong Kong on the eastern section of the South Island line, located beside Mount Johnston on Ap Lei Chau in Southern District.
Hung Shing Temple, Ap Lei Chau
Place of worship
Photo: Keka410, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hung Shing Temple, Ap Lei Chau is a place of worship.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Shek Pai Wan and Aberdeen.
Shek Pai Wan
Locality
Photo: Wing1990hk, CC BY 3.0.
Shek Pai Wan or Aberdeen Bay is a bay between Aberdeen on Hong Kong Island and Ap Lei Chau. Its name was formerly romanized as Shekpywan. The bay is one of the traditional fishery ports because the hills on two sides forms a nature shelter.
Aberdeen
Suburb
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Aberdeen is an area on southwest Hong Kong Island in Hong Kong. Administratively, it is part of the Southern District. While the name "Aberdeen" could be taken in a broad sense to encompass the areas of Aberdeen, Wong Chuk Hang, Ap Lei Chau, Tin Wan, Wah Kwai Estate and Wah Fu Estate, it is more often used to refer to the town only.
Kellett Bay
Quarter
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Kellett Bay, or Kai Lung Wan is a bay on southwestern Hong Kong Island in Hong Kong, to the southeast of Waterfall Bay. The pronunciation of Wan in Kai Lung Wan in the Cantonese language is like the one in 環.
Mount Johnston
Latitude
22.23805° or 22° 14′ 17″ northLongitude
114.15675° or 114° 9′ 24″ eastElevation
165 metres (541 feet)Open location code
7PJP65Q4+6POpenStreetMap ID
node 1126190431OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Yue Chinese—“Mount Johnston” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Yuk Kwai Shan”
- Chinese: “玉桂山”
- Dutch: “Yuk Kwai Shan”
- Swedish: “Yuk Kwai Shan”
- Yue Chinese: “玉桂山”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Ap Lei Chau and Po Chong Wan Industrial Area.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Ap Lei Chau Service Reservoir Playground and Lei Tung Estate.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Mount Johnston”. Photo: Sl, CC BY-SA 2.5.