MACAU
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Macau consists of a peninsula, and the islands of Taipa and Coloane.
The peninsula is formed by the Zhujiang (Pearl River) estuary on the east
and the Xijiang (West River) on the west. It borders the Zhuhai Special
Economic Zone in mainland China.
Macau has a generally flat terrain resulting from extensive land reclamation,
but numerous steep hills mark the original natural land mass. The Macau
peninsula was originally an island, but gradually a connecting sandbar
turned into a narrow isthmus. Land reclamation in the 17th century made
Macau into a peninsula. |
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| With a dense urban environment, Macau has no arable land, pastures, forest,
or woodland. Because of this deficiency, Macau's people traditionally have
looked to the sea for their livelihood. |
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