Hong Kong UNESCO Global Geopark

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Hong Kong UNESCO Global Geopark
Traditional Chinese香港聯合國教科文組織世界地質公園
Simplified Chinese香港联合国教科文组织世界地质公园
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinXiānggǎng Liánhéguó Jiào Kē Wén Zǔzhī Shìjiè Dìzhì Gōngyuán
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutpinghoeng1 gong2 lyun4 hap6 gwok3 gaau3 fo1 man4 zou2 zik1 sai3 gaai3 dei6 zat1 gung1 jyun4*2
Hong Kong National Geopark
Traditional Chinese香港國家地質公園
Simplified Chinese香港国家地质公园
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinXiānggǎng Guójiā Dìzhì Gōngyuán
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutpinghoeng1 gong2 gwok3 gaa1 dei6 zat1 gung1 jyun4*2
Volcanic tuffs with hexagonal columnar jointing at East Dam of High Island Reservoir
Tung Ping Chau
Devil's Fist at Bluff Head (Wong Chuk Kok Tsui)

Hong Kong UNESCO Global Geopark (Chinese: 香港聯合國教科文組織世界地質公園), formerly Hong Kong National Geopark (香港國家地質公園), was inaugurated on 3 November 2009. It is a single entity of land area over 150 km2 across parts of the eastern and northeastern New Territories.[1] On 18 September 2011, UNESCO listed the geopark as part of its Global Geoparks Network.

The Hong Kong UNESCO Global Geopark consists of two geological regions:[2]