| Geography and Climate |
Macau is located in Eastern Asia, bordering the South China Sea and China. Area- comparative: about 0.1 times the size of Washington, DC. Total land boundary is 0.34 km, border country is China 0.34 km.
Climate is subtropical; marine with cool winters, warm summers. Terrain is generally flat.
Elevation extreme has the lowest point in South China Sea 0 m and highest point in Coloane Alto 174 m.
Geography—note: essentially urban; one causeway and two bridges connect the two islands of Coloane and Taipa to the peninsula on mainland.
Ref. Anonymous, 1999 |