Coloane is one of the two main islands of Macau, located directly south of Macau's other main island, Taipa (氹仔), and east of Hengqin Island of Zhuhai in Guangdong province, People's Republic of China.
Coloane was known in Cantonese as Gau Ou Saan (九澳山, lit. "Nine-inlet Mountain"), Yim Zou Waan (鹽灶灣 , lit. "Salt-stove Bay"), and Gwo Lou Waan (過路環, lit. "Passing-road Ring"). The Portuguese name "Coloane" is believed to be derived from the Cantones...
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Coloane is one of the two main islands of Macau, located directly south of Macau's other main island, Taipa (氹仔), and east of Hengqin Island of Zhuhai in Guangdong province, People's Republic of China.
Coloane was known in Cantonese as Gau Ou Saan (九澳山, lit. "Nine-inlet Mountain"), Yim Zou Waan (鹽灶灣 , lit. "Salt-stove Bay"), and Gwo Lou Waan (過路環, lit. "Passing-road Ring"). The Portuguese name "Coloane" is believed to be derived from the Cantonese pronunciation of Gwo Lou Waan.
Coloane has an area of 8.07 km² (4-km long) and is 5.6 km from the Macau Peninsula. It is connected to Taipa by a 2.2 km land-fill bridge, the Estrada do Istmo, however land reclamation has physically connected the two islands and a new town called Cotai has been built between Taipa and Coloane, which is home to the Cotai Strip and many other casinos under development.
The narrowest part of Coloane is 300 metres. The highest points in Macau are eastern and central Coloane, with the highest point being the 171...
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