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Ocean Park Hong Kong
Marine mammal park and theme park on the southern side of Hong Kong Island with aquarium exhibits and thrill rides.
2 km · about 5 min drive
AsiaHong KongSouthern District
Aberdeen
Southern District, Hong Kong · Asia
About Aberdeen
Aberdeen works well as a base: 7km from Monster Building.
Aberdeen is in Southern District, Hong Kong, with about 160,000 people.
Aberdeen ( AB-ər-DEEN; Chinese: 香港仔; lit. 'Little Hong Kong') is an area on southwest Hong Kong Island in Hong Kong. Administratively, it is part of the Southern District. While the name "Aberdeen" could be taken in a broad sense to encompass the areas of Aberdeen (town), Wong Chuk Hang, Ap Lei Chau, Tin Wan, WahRead more
Kwai Estate and Wah Fu Estate, it is more often used to refer to the town only. According to the population census conducted in 2011, the total population of the Aberdeen area is approximately 80,000.
Aberdeen is famous not only to tourists but also to Hong Kong locals for its floating village and floating seafood restaurants located in the Aberdeen Harbour. The Tanka people, who used to live on boats in the Aberdeen Harbour, are generally associated with the fishing industry, and there are still several dozens of them living on boats in the harbour.
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What is there to see near Aberdeen?
Within an hour or so of Aberdeen: Ocean Park Hong Kong (2 km), Victoria Peak (3 km), Lin Heung Tea House (4 km), Monster Building (7 km).
Are there any good drives near Aberdeen?
The nearest famous roads are Guia Circuit.
How long does it take to drive to Aberdeen?
Edinburgh to Aberdeen is about 2 hr 37 min (195 km). London to Aberdeen is about 10 hr 4 min (864 km).
Where is Aberdeen?
Aberdeen is in Southern District, Hong Kong.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 157,400
- Continent
- Asia
- Country
- Hong Kong
- Region
- Southern District
- Timezone
- Asia/Hong_Kong
- Coordinates
- 22.2480, 114.1529
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Worth the detour from Aberdeen
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
landmark
Victoria Peak
Hong Kong's highest point on the island, offering spectacular panoramic views of the city skyline and harbour.
3 km · about 5 min drive
restaurant
Lin Heung Tea House
A survivor of old-Canton yum cha culture where dim sum still comes round on pushed trolleys and regulars compete for it, in a room of ceiling fans and communal tables.
4 km · about 10 min drive
photogenic
Monster Building
Five interlocking 1960s housing blocks in Quarry Bay whose courtyard walls of stacked flats close overhead, Hong Kong's most photographed piece of density.
7 km · about 15 min drive
cafe
Mido Cafe
A 1950s cha chaan teng on Temple Street with mosaic tiles, steel window frames and a corner upstairs table overlooking Yau Ma Tei, the archetypal Hong Kong diner.
7 km · about 15 min drive
restaurant
Australia Dairy Company
A Jordan institution serving steamed milk pudding and scrambled egg sandwiches at ferocious speed, where waiters clear your table while you are still chewing.
7 km · about 10 min drive
photogenic
Choi Hung Estate
A 1962 public housing estate painted in rainbow bands, with a rooftop basketball court over the car park that frames the colours against the towers.
11 km · about 20 min drive
photogenic
Ping Shek Estate
A 1970s Kowloon estate whose grey concrete stairwells and repeating balcony grids draw photographers for their brutalist symmetry, far quieter than Choi Hung.
11 km · about 20 min drive
Driving roads near Aberdeen
- 62 kmGuia CircuitA 6.2km street circuit through Macau lined by armco and walls, with the impossibly tight Melco hairpin and the fast Mandarin bend. Everyday public roads outside the November Grand Prix weekend.
When to drive here
Year-round
Tropical latitude: plan around the wet season rather than temperature.
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