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What places are there in Macau?

Macau has the Macau Peninsula, Taipa Island and Coloane Island.

1. The Macao Peninsula (Portuguese: Península de Macau, English: Peninsula of Macao) is one of the three parts of Macao. It is the main settlement area of ??Macao residents and the earliest developed area in Macao. More than four hundred years of history.

2. Taipa Island

Taipa Island runs from northeast to southwest, with Taipa Mountain in the east, Little Taipa Mountain in the west, and flat land in the middle. Taipa Mountain is 159.1 meters above sea level and is the highest point on Taipa Island. The water on the northwest coast of Taipa Island is shallow.

3. Coloane Island

Coloane Island originally belonged to Zhongshan City, Guangdong Province, but was occupied by Portugal in 1864 and became part of Macau. More than a hundred years ago, when Macau had gradually become a trade intersection between China and the West, Coloane Island was still a place frequented by pirates.

Extended information

Macao topography and landforms: Macao’s landform type consists of low hills and flat plains. The terrain is higher in the south and lower in the north. The lowest point in Macao is the sea level of the South China Sea, with an altitude of 0 meters. The highest point is Koloane Alto, with an altitude of 172.4 meters.

Macao used to be a small island at the southern end of Zhongshan City, Guangdong Province (known as Xiangshan County in ancient times). It stood in the sea and was no different from the contemporary offshore islands. Later, due to the alluvial sedimentation of the Xijiang River, Macao was separated from the mainland. Due to the convection of sea water, a sand bank was alluvial between them, and then it was connected to the mainland and became a peninsula.

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