Victoria Gap
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| Traditional Chinese | 爐峰峽 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 炉峰峡 | ||||||||||
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Victoria Gap (Chinese: 爐峰峽) is an area and a mountain pass located between the summits of Victoria Peak (aka. Mount Austin) and Mount Gough, on Hong Kong Island, in Hong Kong.[1] It is the most touristic place within the area referred to as The Peak, which receives some seven million visitors every year. Its altitude is 396 metres (1,299 ft)[2] - some 150 metres (490 ft) below the summit of The Peak.
Features
[edit]As a tourist destination, Victoria Gap features several attractions:
- Views of Central, Victoria Harbour and Kowloon Peninsula
- The Peak Tower, a leisure and shopping complex
- The Peak Galleria, a leisure and shopping complex
- The Peak Lookout, a restaurant housed in a historic building
- Lions Pavilion, a viewing pavilion
- The Peak Hotel, a hotel located at Victoria Gap from 1888 to 1936
Transport
[edit]The upper terminal of the Peak Tram is located below the Peak Tower at Victoria Gap. Several roads lead to Victoria Gap: Peak Road, Old Peak Road, Mount Austin Road, Harlech Road, Lugard Road and Findlay Road.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Bernie Owen; Raynor Shaw (2007). Hong Kong Landscapes: Shaping the Barren Rock. Hong Kong University Press. p. 194. ISBN 978-962-209-847-3.
- ^ "The Peak Tower | History".
External links
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Look up Victoria Gap in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
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