Meanings
- A mountain in Central and Western district, Hong Kong.
For non-hikers, this tram, in operation since 1888, takes passengers from the bottom of Hong Kong Island’s Central neighborhood up 1,312 feet on Victoria Peak, the island’s highest mountain.
2016 July 7, Dina Mishev, “Hong Kong’s urban jungle is real, not a metaphor for concrete and steel”, in The Washington Post, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 08 Jul 20162 more examples
Widely distributed on Hong Kong Island and in the Territories. Mount Cameron, the hills above the Tai-tam reservoirs, Mount Violet and Victoria Peak on Hong Kong Island are particularly favoured localities.
1932, Geoffrey Alton Craig Herklots, The Hong Kong Naturalist, volumes 3-4, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 206This two-bedroom, two-and-a-half-bathroom apartment is in the western section of Mid-Levels, an affluent residential area built into the northern slope of Victoria Peak on Hong Kong Island, in Hong Kong.
2019 April 17, Marcelle Sussman Fischler, “House Hunting in … Hong Kong”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 17 Apr 2019, Real EstateSynonyms: Mount Austin, The Peak
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounA mountain in Central and Western district, Hong Kong.
Origin
Named after Queen Victoria.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Cantonese 太平山, 扯旗山
- 太平山 (taai³ ping⁴ saan¹)mountain in Hong Kong
- 扯旗山 (ce² kei⁴ saan¹)mountain in Hong Kong
- 山頂 /山顶 (saan¹ deng²)mountain in Hong Kong
- 柯士甸山mountain in Hong Kong
- 爐峰 /炉峰mountain in Hong Kong
Cite this entry
Victoria Peak. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Victoria%20Peak
“Victoria Peak.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Victoria%20Peak. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Victoria Peak,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Victoria%20Peak.
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