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The treaty ports of China and Japan: A complete guide to the open ports of those countries, together with Peking, Yedo, Hongkong and Macao. Forming a guide book & vade mecum for travellers, merchants, and residents in
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boundaries were established, the Kowloon Peninsula served as one of the first destinations for escape during China's dynastic times. In 1287, the last emperor of the
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from the sea, over several phases. In the south and west most of the reclamation was carried out before 1904. Reclamation in several other small areas along the main
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Warres, Smith D. (1990). European Settlements in the Far East: China, Japan, Indo-China, Straits Settlements, Malaysia. Stanford University Press. No ISBN Digitized
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Geographically, the term "Kowloon Peninsula" may also refer to the area south of the mountain ranges of
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Geological Map, Sheet 11, Hong Kong and Kowloon (1:20,000), Hong Kong Geological Survey
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and other hills. Kowloon Peninsula had a population of 800 when it was ceded to the
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Historically speaking, Kowloon Peninsula refers to the ceded territories of
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Military encampments on Kowloon Peninsula in 1860, looking south toward
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that forms the southern part of the main landmass in the territory of
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The main rock type of the peninsula consists of a medium grained
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An Air France Boeing 747 passing above Kowloon, landing at the
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waterfront was completed by 1982. Since 1994, parts of the
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and by 2019, it had been completely extinguished. The
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The peninsula has been significantly expanded through
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to preserve the land where some of the caves stand.
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An aerial view of Kowloon Peninsula from Hong Kong Island in 2006
Hong Kong Island

22°19′N 114°11′E / 22.31°N 114.18°E / 22.31; 114.18
Time zone
UTC+8
Hong Kong Time
Traditional Chinese
Simplified Chinese
Hakka
Romanization
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutping
IPA
[kɐ̌ulʊ̏ŋpʊ̄ntǒu]

Hong Kong Island
peninsula
Hong Kong
Victoria Harbour
Hong Kong Island
New Kowloon
Kowloon
Beacon Hill
Lion Rock
Tate's Cairn
Kowloon Peak
districts of Hong Kong
Kowloon Bay
monzogranite

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