Macau
is located on a tiny peninsula at the mouth of the Pearl
River. 2 bridges of 2.5 kilometres (1.5 miles) and 4.5
kilometres (2.8 miles) respectively link it to its nearest island,
Taipa, which in turn is joined to the island of
Côloane by a 2.2 kilometre (1.3 mile) long
causeway.
At the farthest northern end of the peninsula, on a narrow isthmus,
is the impressive gateway (Portas do Cerco, or
Border Gate), which leads to the Zhongshan and Zhuhai
and areas of the People’s Republic of China. Some 60 kilometres
(37.5 miles) to the east - northeast, across the mouth of the river,
lies Hong Kong. |
