Mount Nicholson

English Etymology Perhaps en Lieutenant W.C.A. Nicholson 1. Proper noun Mount Nicholson en peak district/Wan Chai sar/Hong Kong. en 1957 Stanley Woodburn Kirby The War Against Japan: The loss of Singapore 137 Meanwhile the Grenadiers, preparatory to the dawn attack, had been ordered to occupy a forward position astride Mount Nicholson. en 1997 Arthur Hacker Modern Wanchai Arthur Hacker's Wanchai https://archive.org/details/arthurhackerswan0000hack/ Hong Kong Odyssey Publications 962-217-465-5 39339532 114 https://archive.org/details/arthurhackerswan0000hack/page/114/ One spring morning in May 1968, the wealthy residents of Jardine's Lookout in their palatial villas and Government Servants in their comfortable quarters on Mount Nicholson woke up to discover, to their astonishment, that they were now living in Wanchai. en 2003 Tony Banham Not the Slightest Chance: The Defence of Hong Kong, 1941 https://books.google.com/books?id=2UrqAQAAQBAJ Hong Kong University Press 9789622096158 654466755 19 https://books.google.com/books?id=2UrqAQAAQBAJ&pg=PA19 The southern anchor moves from Wong Nai Chung Gap to Mount Nicholson, then Mount Cameron, and finally Wan Chai Gap and a little west. Further south is the 'central sector'. en 1 August 2018 Nan Fung Group 8 Deep Water Bay Drive – Mindful living meets luxury in the midst of nature w:South China Morning Post https://web.archive.org/web/20180802124119/https://www.scmp.com/presented/business/topics/discover-nature-blessed-luxury-island-south/article/2155977/8-deep-water 02 August 2018 https://www.scmp.com/presented/business/topics/discover-nature-blessed-luxury-island-south/article/2155977/8-deep-water 1563-9371 648902513 World Of great ecological significance is the Nam Fung Road Woodland nestled at the southern foot of Mount Nicholson. The only Feng Shui forest on Hong Kong island, it dates back to the city’s earliest days, featuring the highest number of plant species recorded in Hong Kong, including plants of great conservation value(3). en 2019 Philip Cracknell Battle for Hong Kong, December 1941 https://books.google.com/books?id=cPSiDwAAQBAJ Amberley Publishing Limited 9781445690506 1121093837 Middle Gap is about halfway along Black's Link. It is the gap between Mount Cameron on the right and Mount Nicholson on the left. After passing Middle Gap, the righthand side of the track opens up while the left-hand side is protected by the slopes of Mount Nicholson. Translations peak in Hong Kong Chinese: Cantonese: yue 聶高信山 Further reading Mount Nicholson