Kwun Yam Shan
Kwun Yam Shan is a peak in Outlying Islands, Hong Kong and has an elevation of 434 metres. Kwun Yam Shan is situated nearby to the hamlet Hang Pui, as well as near Cheung Ting.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Peak with an elevation of 434 metres
- Description: hill in Lantau, Hong Kong
- Also known as: “膝頭哥山”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Tian Tan Buddha and Shek Pik Prison.
Tian Tan Buddha
Work of art
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Big Buddha is a large bronze sculpture of Buddha, completed in 1993, and located at Ngong Ping, near Po Lin Monastery on Lantau Island, Hong Kong.
Shek Pik Prison
Prison
Photo: Mk2010, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Shek Pik Prison is a prison in Hong Kong, located at 47 Shek Pik Reservoir Road, Shek Pik, Lantau Island. It was built in 1984, and is managed by the Hong Kong Correctional Services.
Keung Shan
Peak
Photo: GZ2909, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Keung Shan is a peak in Hong Kong, on southwestern Lantau Island, with a height of 459 metres above sea level.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tai O and Shui Hau Village.
Tai O
Town
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Tai O is a fishing town, partly located on an island of the same name, on the western side of Lantau Island in Hong Kong. The village name means large inlet, referring to outlet for the waterways merges as it moves through Tai O.
Shui Hau Village
Hamlet
Photo: Scotted400, CC0.
Shui Hau is a small village on Lantau Island in Hong Kong.
Sham Wat
Hamlet
Photo: Underwaterbuffalo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Sham Wat is a village of Lantau Island, in Hong Kong.
Kwun Yam Shan
- Categories: hill and landform
- Location: Outlying Islands, Hong Kong, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
22.2415° or 22° 14′ 29″ northLongitude
113.8894° or 113° 53′ 22″ eastElevation
434 metres (1,424 feet)Open location code
7PJM6VRQ+HQOpenStreetMap ID
node 2054504503OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peakWikidata ID
Q16923763
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Yue Chinese—“Kwun Yam Shan” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “觀音山”
- Dutch: “Kwun Yam Shan”
- Yue Chinese: “觀音山”
- “Kwun Yam Shan”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Hang Pui and Cheung Ting.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Kwun Yam Temple and Kwun Yam Monastery.
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