Zhongshan Island
Zhongshan Island | |||||||
Macao from the Forts of Heang-shan by Auguste Borget, 1842 | |||||||
Traditional Chinese | 中山島 | ||||||
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Simplified Chinese | 中山岛 | ||||||
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Zhongshan Island (also known as Macau Island or Aomen Dao; formerly transcribed as Heangshan Island) is an island on the west bank of the Pearl River Delta, Guangdong Province, China.[1][2] This area is separated from the mainland by a narrow waterway, and has a population of about 2.3 million. At the southern tip of the island is the Special Administrative Region of Macau. The rest of the island (and more than 70% of the population) is part of the cities of Zhuhai and Zhongshan.
References
- ↑ "The History of Xiangshan" (15 October 2008). Zhongshan Government. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
- ↑ "Zhongshan". The Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia (6th ed.). Columbia University Press. 2000. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
Coordinates: 22°11′59″N 113°32′47″E / 22.19972°N 113.54639°E
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