Lion Rock

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• (Lion Rock, Kowloon): From being a rock formation having a form reminiscent of a crouching lion

Lion Rock

1. An island in Kinmen County, Fuchien province, Taiwan, Republic of China, China, in the Taiwan Strait, also known as Shi Islet

   Synonyms: Lion, Lion Islet, Lion Island, Lion Fortress

   • 2022 September 10, Perlez, Jane; Amy Chang Chien, quoting Drew Thompson, “Chinese Drones: The Latest Irritant Buzzing Taiwan’s Defenses”, in The New York Times‎, archived from the original on 11 September 2022‎:

     After the shoot-down of the drone, Taiwan’s military rushed extra drone jammers — which can disrupt signals of approaching drones — to its bases on Kinmen and Matsu Islands, said Maj. Gen. Chang Jun-Shen of the Kinmen Defense Command. The two islands, with substantial garrisons, send soldiers to Shiyu, or Lion Islet, the tiny outlying island where soldiers shot down the drone. Fewer than 20 soldiers are posted on the islet, defense analysts said. […]
     “There is no evidence these commercial drones flown over outlying islands, including Lion Rock, were under military control,” he said.

2. A hill in Sha Tin district, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China

   Synonym: Lion Rock Hill

3. A mountain in Tulare county, California, United States, on the Great Western Divide, in the Sierra Nevadas
4. A headland in Piha Beach, Auckland Region, North Island, New Zealand, in the Waitākere Ranges, on the Pacific Ocean

   Synonyms: Te Piha, Te Piha Rock