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fiogf49gjkf0d MACAU IS AN OVERSEAS TERRITORY OF PORTUGAL LYING ON THE
SOUTHERN CHINA COAST. IT IS LOCATED ON THE WESTERN BANK
OF THE ESTUARY OF THE CHU CHIANG - PEARL RIVER OPPOSITE
THE BRITISH CROWN COLONY OF HONG KONG, 64 KM TO THE
SOUTHEAST. CANTON IS APPROXIMATELY 113 KM TO THE NORTH.
THE TERRITORY, WITH AN OVERALL AREA OF 15.5 SQ KM,
COMPRISES A SMALL, NARROW PENINSULA PROJECTING FROM THE
CHINESE MAINLAND PROVINCE OF KWANGTUNG AND THE OUTLYING
ISLANDS OF TAIPA AND COLOANE. A BRIDGE LINKS MACAU TO
THE ISLAND OF TAIPA, WHICH IS CONNECTED TO THE ISLAND OF
COLOANE BY A ROAD CONSTRUCTED ON A CAUSEWAY.
THE PENINSULA AND THE ISLANDS ARE COMPOSED OF SMALL GRANITE
HILLS SURROUNDED BY LIMITED AREAS OF FLATLAND. THE HIGHEST
POINT IS ON THE ISLAND OF COLOANE, 174 METERS.
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