Geography
Hong Kong Island 22°15′52″N 114°11′14″E / 22.26432°N 114.18709°E / 22.26432; 114.18709 is the second-largest island of the territory, the largest being Lantau Island. Its area is 80.5 km², including 6.98 km² of land reclaimed since 1887 and some smaller scale ones since 1851. It makes up approximately 7% of the total territory. It is separated from the mainland (Kowloon Peninsula and New Territories) by Victoria Harbour.
Technically Hong Kong Island is part of the Wanshan Archipelago.
Most of the hills across the middle of the island are included within the country parks.
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