Sai Van Lake (; pt, Lago Sai Van) is a man-made lake in
Sé,
Macau
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. It is one of two man made lakes in Macau. It is located at the southern tip of
Macau Peninsula
The Macau Peninsula is the most populous and historical part of Macau. It has an area of () and is geographically connected to Guangdong Province at the northeast through an isthmus wide. The peninsula, together with downtown Zhuhai, sits on ...
.
The lake was once a
bay
A bay is a recessed, coastal body of water that directly connects to a larger main body of water, such as an ocean, a lake, or another bay. A large bay is usually called a gulf, sea, sound, or bight. A cove is a small, circular bay with a nar ...
and closed off by infill. Sai Van means ''West Bay''. Sai Van Lake is separated with
Nam Van Lake
The Nam Van Lake (; pt, Lago Nam Van) is a man-made lake in Sé, Macau, China. It is one of two man made lakes in Macau. It is located at the southern end of Macau Peninsula.
The lake was once part of a bay ( Praia Grande Bay), created when th ...
by Avenida Dr
Stanley Ho
Stanley Ho Hung-sun (; 25 November 192126 May 2020) was a Hong Kong- Macau billionaire businessman. His original patrilineal surname was Bosman, which was later sinicized to 何 (Ho). He was the founder and chairman of SJM Holdings, which ...
.
See also
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Nam Van Lake
The Nam Van Lake (; pt, Lago Nam Van) is a man-made lake in Sé, Macau, China. It is one of two man made lakes in Macau. It is located at the southern end of Macau Peninsula.
The lake was once part of a bay ( Praia Grande Bay), created when th ...
References
Lakes of Macau
Water in Macau
Sé, Macau
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