The Hunch Backs
牛押山
View of the Hunch Backs
Highest point
Elevation677 m (2,221 ft)
Coordinates22°24′54″N 114°14′53″E / 22.41500°N 114.24806°E / 22.41500; 114.24806
Geography
The Hunch Backs is located in Hong Kong
The Hunch Backs
The Hunch Backs
Location of The Hunch Backs in  Hong Kong

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.

Conservation

The 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

References

  1. ^ Owen, Bernie; Shaw, Raynor (2007-10-01). Hong Kong Landscapes: Shaping the Barren Rock. Hong Kong University Press. p. 119. ISBN 9789622098473.
  2. ^ "Register of Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs)". Planning Department.
  3. ^ "Site of Special Scientific Interest - Ma On Shan" (PDF). Planning Department. 30 September 1992.

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