Kowloon Peninsula

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The Kowloon Peninsula (Chinese: 九龍半島; Cantonese IPA: [kɐʊ₃₅ ləʊŋ₁₁ pʊn₃₃ təʊ₃₅], Jyutping: gau2 lung4 bun3 dou2; Mandarin Pinyin: Jǐulǒng Bàndǎo), commonly referred to as Kowloon, is a peninsula, in the south of the mainland part of the Hong Kong territory. Historically speaking, it refers to the ceded territories of Kowloon in 1860, but geographically it covers the entire Kowloon south of the mountain ranges of Lion Rock, Kowloon Peak, etc.

Kowloon Bay is located at the northeast of the peninsula.

See also

• Boundary Street
• Kowloon, New Kowloon
• List of buildings, sites and areas in Hong Kong

Major peninsulas in Hong Kong

Kowloon | Sai Kung | Clear Water Bay | Stanley | Shek O | Cape D'Aguilar | Chi Ma Wan

 

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