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See also:MACAO (A-Ma-ngao, " See also:Harbour of the goddess A-Ma "; See also:Port. Macau)
, a Portuguese See also:settlement on the See also:coast of See also:China, in 22° N., 132° E
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Pop
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(1896), See also:Chinese, 74,568; Portuguese, 3898; other nationalities, 161—See also:total, 78,627
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It consists of a See also:tongue of See also:land 2 M. in length and less than 1 m. in breadth, See also:running S.S.W. from the See also:island of Hiang Shang (See also:Port
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Ancam) on the western See also:side of the See also:estuary of the See also:Canton See also:River
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Bold and rocky hills about 300 ft. high occupy both extremities of the See also:peninsula, the picturesque See also:city, with its See also:flat-roofed houses painted See also:blue, See also:green and red, lying in the undulating ground between
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The forts are effective additions to the See also:general view, but do not add much to the strength of the See also:place
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Along the See also:east side of the peninsula runs the Praya Grande, or See also:Great See also:Quay, the See also:chief See also:promenade in See also:Macao, on which stand the See also:governor's See also:palace, the administrative offices, the consulates and the leading commercial establishments
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