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Ma On Shan () is a saddle-shaped peak in east of Tolo Harbour in the New Territories of Hong Kong. With a height of 702 metres (2,303 ft), it stands among the ten highest mountains in Hong Kong. The mountain borders Sha Tin and Tai Po districts. Beneath the west face of the mountain along Tolo Harbour, the Ma On Shan new town extension, administratively part of Sha Tin, is named after the hill. It ends north in Wu Kai Sha. A group of villages located east of the peak is named Shap Sze Heung and the harbour of Three Fathoms Cove. == Geography and geology == Ma On Shan can be distinguished by the west face which looks like a saddle. and "Ma On Shan" can be translated as "horse saddle mountain". Nine streams flow down from Ma On Shan, with the biggest located on the southwest slope of Ma On Shan, near Ma On Shan Village. The mountain was formerly mined for its high-purity (60%) iron ore, with annual output in the 1950s and 1960s exceeding 100,000 tonnes.〔(Take a glimpse of Hong Kong’s mining past ), EJ Insight, 26 Sept 2015〕 An extensive network of tunnels is buried under the hill. The iron mine was abandoned when it became uncompetitive, in the 1970s. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ma On Shan (peak)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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