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... Macau ( D.C.J. ) Macau , or Macao , is an overseas province of Portugal sit- uated on the south China coast . It is located on the western side of the Chu Chiang ( Pearl River ) Estuary , at the head of which is the Chinese port of ...
... Macau ( D.C.J. ) Macau , or Macao , is an overseas province of Portugal sit- uated on the south China coast . It is located on the western side of the Chu Chiang ( Pearl River ) Estuary , at the head of which is the Chinese port of ...
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... Macau is derived from the Chinese A - mangao , or Bay of the Goddess A - ma , the patroness of sailors . C HI BARRIER GATE Duck Channel ILHA VERDE LUIS DE CAMOES Harbor FORTRESS 113 ° 35'E Mouth of ... Macau in trade , and within Macau 221.
... Macau is derived from the Chinese A - mangao , or Bay of the Goddess A - ma , the patroness of sailors . C HI BARRIER GATE Duck Channel ILHA VERDE LUIS DE CAMOES Harbor FORTRESS 113 ° 35'E Mouth of ... Macau in trade , and within Macau 221.
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... Macau . The people . There have always been relatively few Portuguese in Macau , and many of the Portuguese resi- dents have come from other Portuguese possessions , rath- er than from Portugal itself . The Chinese element in the ...
... Macau . The people . There have always been relatively few Portuguese in Macau , and many of the Portuguese resi- dents have come from other Portuguese possessions , rath- er than from Portugal itself . The Chinese element in the ...
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