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Mount Nicholson, viewed from Wong Nai Chung Reservoir Park
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Chinese | 聶高信山 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Transcriptions | |
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Standard Mandarin | |
Hanyu Pinyin | Niègāoxìn Shān |
Wade–Giles | Niehkaohsin Shan |
Yale Romanization | Nyègāusyìn Shān |
IPA | [ni̯êkáu̯ɕîn ʂán] |
Yue: Cantonese | |
Yale Romanization | nihp gou seun saan |
IPA | [nɪ̀p kōu sɵ̄n sáːn] |
Jyutping | nip6 gou3 seon3 saan1 |
Mount Nicholson (Chinese: 聶高信山) is a 430 m (1,411 ft) tall mountain located on Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong.
Camellia hongkongensis and Rhododendron hongkongensis, two plant species native to Hong Kong, are first discovered on the mountain.
The 1st Rover Moot in Hong Kong was held by The Scout Association of Hong Kong in August 1940 at Mount Nicholson.
Coordinates: 22°15′34″N 114°11′09″E / 22.259451°N 114.185704°E