Hunchback Hills

The Hunch Backs, or Ngau Ngak Shan, is the twelfth-highest mountain in Hong Kong. Peaked at 677 metres, it is at the north of .
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  • Type: Peak with an elevation of 677 metres
  • Description: mountain in Hong Kong
  • Also known as: “Ma On Shan”, “Ma’an Shan”, “Ngau Ngak Shan”, “Niuya Shan”, “The Hunch Backs”, “牛押山 The Hunch Backs”, and “馬鞍尾”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Tiu Shau Ngam and Ma On Shan.

Peak
Photo: Kyosar.cheung, CC BY-SA 4.0.
, is a mountain in with a height of 589 metres. It is located north of , the tallest mountain in the region. It is part of the west ridge of The Hunch Backs and is a well-known precipitous peak.

Peak
Photo: Chong Fat, Public domain.
is a saddle-shaped peak in east of in the of Hong Kong. With a height of 702 metres, it stands among the ten highest mountains in Hong Kong.

Shopping center
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is a shopping center.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ma On Shan Tsuen and Tai Tung Wo Liu.

Hamlet
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Ma On Shan Village or is a mining village in the hills of , , Hong Kong. The village grew around the activity of the Ma On Shan Iron Mine, which reached its peak during the 1950s-60s and ceased operation in 1976.

Hamlet
or Tin Liu is a village of in the area of Sai Kung North, in , .

Suburb
Photo: Nhk9, CC BY-SA 4.0.
, formerly known as Wu Kwai Sha or U Kwai Sha, is a place at the shore of , northwest of in the , Hong Kong.

Hunchback Hills

Latitude
22.41455° or 22° 24′ 52″ north
Longitude
114.24853° or 114° 14′ 55″ east
Elevation
677 metres (2,221 feet)
Open location code
7PJPC67X+RC
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1227752757
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Geo­Names ID
1819254
Wiki­data ID
Q7740940
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Yue Chinese—“Hunchback Hills” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Ngau Ngak Shan”
  • Chinese: “牛押山”
  • Chinese: “馬鞍山”
  • Chinese: “马鞍山”
  • Dutch: “The Hunch Backs”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جبل ذا هونتش باكس”
  • French: “Ngau Ngak Shan”
  • Japanese: “牛押山”
  • Ladin: “The Hunch Backs”
  • Swedish: “Ngau Ngak Shan”
  • Wu Chinese: “牛押山”
  • Yue Chinese: “牛押山”

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

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