Hong Kong
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, British dependency in eastern Asia, on the South China
Sea, bordered by China on the north. It is made up of many islands, a
portion of the mainland, and a considerable expanse of water surface. It
has a land area of 1076 sq km (415 sq mi). Despite its small size, Hong
Kong plays an important rol ....
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mainland portion of the New Territories, near Deep Bay. Few large wild
animals inhabit the dependency.
Climate
Although within the Tropics, Hong Kong has a subtropical climate
because of the southwestern monsoon, a moist, warm, equatorial wind that
brings a rainy season between May and August. The mean annual temperature
is 22.2° C (72° F), with a range from 15° C (59° F) in February to 27.8° C
(82° F) in July. Typhoons occasionally cause great destruction.
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