Victoria Gap
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| Simplified Chinese | 炉峰峡 | ||||||||||
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Victoria Gap (Chinese: 爐峰峽; Jyutping: lou4 fung1 haap6) 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
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
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
References
- ^ 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
Look up Victoria Gap in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
- Media related to Victoria Gap at Wikimedia Commons