The Macau Peninsula is the historical and most populous part of Macau. It has an area of 8.5 square kilometers (3.3 sq mi) (4 by 1.8 kilometers (2.5 mi × 1.1 mi)) and is geographically connected to Guangdong Province at the northeast through an isthmus 200 meters (660 ft) wide. The peninsula, together with downtown Zhuhai, sits on an island separated from the continent by distributaries of the Pearl River. The Border Gate (Chinese: 關閘; Portuguese: Portas do Cerco) was built on the northern isthmus. At the south, the peninsula is connected to Taipa Island by three bridges, the Friendship Bridge (Ponte de Amizade); the Macau-Taipa Bridge (Ponte Governador Nobre de Carvalho); and the Sai Van Bridge (Ponte de Sai Van). The longest axis extends 4 kilometers (2.5 mi) from the Border Gate to the southwestern edge, Barra (媽閣嘴). There is a western "Inner Harbor" (內港) paralleled by an "Outer Harbor" (外港) to the east. The 93 meters (305 ft) Guia Hill (松山) is the highest point on the peninsula, which has an average elevation of 50 to 75 meters (164 to 246 ft). Many coastal places are reclaimed from the sea. The Historic Centre of Macau, which is entirely on the Macau Peninsula, became a World Heritage Site in 2005.
1980°N 113.5473°E / 22.1980; 113.5473 The MacauPeninsula is the historical and most populous part of Macau. It has an area of 8.5 square kilometers (3...
standardised the spelling as Macau; however, the use of Macao persisted in English and other European languages. The MacauPeninsula had many names in Chinese...
Macau (officially the Province of Macau from 1897 to 1976 and later the Autonomous Region[citation needed] of Macau from 1976 to 1999) was a Portuguese...
on the tip of the peninsula formed by the Zhujiang (Pearl River) estuary on the east and the Xijiang (West River) on the west. Macau is situated 60 km...
all of Macau. There is a multitude of historical sites for tourists to see when visiting Macau, most of which are located in MacauPeninsula. These include...
The Macau Light Rapid Transit (MLRT, Chinese: 澳門輕軌系統; Portuguese: Metro Ligeiro de Macau, MLM) is a mass transit system in Macau and is also the first...
culture dating back 3,500 to 4,000 years has been discovered on the MacauPeninsula on Coloane Island. During the Qin dynasty (221–206 BC), the region...
and inexpensive, linking the Macaupeninsula, Taipa, Cotai and Coloane. Transmac and TCM are the only operators of Macau's bus services. Nova Era (zh)...
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was chosen as the floral emblem of Macau. The Governor Nobre de Carvalho Bridge is a bridge linking the MacauPeninsula and the island of Taipa. The bridge...
housing the campus of the University of Macau. Taipa is 2.5 kilometres (1.6 miles) south of the MacauPeninsula and east of the island of Hengqin, which...
Administrative Region. The main island is located to the south of the MacauPeninsula and to the east of Hengqin Island of the Pearl River (Zhujiang), Guangdong...
that ultimately spawned Macau". A large stone sculpture of Álvares stands in downtown Macau. The population of the MacauPeninsula has been increasing rapidly...
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the airport to the New Macau Ferry Terminal or the Taipa Ferry Terminal without passing Macau immigration. Towards MacauPeninsula, Taipa, Cotai and Coloane...
Air Macau Company Limited (Chinese: 澳門航空股份公司, Portuguese: Companhia de Transportes Aéreos Air Macau, S.A.R.L.) is the flag carrier of Macau. It operates...
interference by Chinese officials. Macau's defenses in 1622 consisted of a few batteries, one at the west end of the MacauPeninsula (later site of the São Thiago...
Gambling in Macau has been legal since the 1850s when the Portuguese government legalised the activity in the autonomous colony. Since then, Macau has become...
MGM Macau (Chinese: 美高梅; formerly known as MGM Grand Macau) is a 35-story, 600-room casino resort in Sé, Macau. Under a sub concession approved by the...
Administrative Region of Macau now consists of the MacauPeninsula, plus Cotai Island, about a mile to the south. Cotai was created to provide Macau with a new gambling...
Macau), also known as Macau Tower (Chinese: 澳門塔; Jyutping: ou3 mun4*2 taap3; Portuguese: Torre de Macau) , is a tower located in Sé, Macau. The tower measures...
By the end of Portuguese rule, Macau was administratively divided into two municipalities (Portuguese: concelhos) and seven civil parishes (Portuguese:...
peninsula, surrounded by the East Sea to the east and south, and the Yellow Sea to the west and south, with the Korea Strait connecting them. Macau Peninsula...
de Carvalho Bridge, also known as the Macau–Taipa Bridge, is a dual-lane two-way bridge connecting MacauPeninsula near Casino Lisboa and the island of...
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