Hong Kong Geography:
Location:
Eastern Asia, bordering the South China Sea and China
Geographic coordinates:
22 15 N, 114 10 E
Map references:
Area:
total:
1,092 sq km
land:
1,042 sq km
water:
50 sq km
Area - comparative:
Six times the size of Washington, DC
Land boundaries:
total: 30 km
border countries: China 30 km
Coastline:
733 km
Maritime claims:
territorial sea: 3 NM
Climate:
Tropical monsoon; cool and humid in winter, hot and rainy from spring through summer, warm and sunny in fall
Terrain:
Hilly to mountainous with steep slopes; lowlands in north
Elevation extremes:
lowest point: South China Sea 0 m
highest point: Tai Mo Shan 958 m
Natural resources:
Outstanding deepwater harbor, feldspar
Land use:
arable land: 5.05%
permanent crops: 1.01%
other: 93.94%
(2001)
Irrigated land:
20 sq km (1998 est.)
Natural hazards:
Occasional typhoons
Environment - current issues:
Air and water pollution from rapid urbanization
Environment - international agreements:
party to: Marine Dumping (associate member)
signed, but not ratified: NA
Geography - Note:
More than 200 islands |
