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Kowloon Peninsula - Definition and Overview

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The Kowloon Peninsula, 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 north east of the peninsula.

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