Zhongshan Island

Former names
Former names
Macao Island
Traditional Chinese	澳門島
Simplified Chinese	澳门岛
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Àoméndǎo
Wade–Giles	Ao-mên Tao
Xiangshan Island
Traditional Chinese	香山島
Simplified Chinese	香山岛
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Xiāngshāndǎo
Wade–Giles	Hsiang-shan Tao

Zhongshan Island
Zhongshan Island
	Auguste Borget's 1842 Macao from the Forts of Heang-shan
Traditional Chinese	中山島
Simplified Chinese	中山岛
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Zhōngshāndǎo
Wade–Giles	Chung-shan Tao

Zhongshan Island, formerly also known as Macau Island or Xiangshan Island,^[a] is an island on the west bank of the Pearl River Delta in Guangdong, China.^[1]^[2] This area is separated from the mainland by a narrow waterway, and has a population of about 2.8 million. At the southern tip of the island is the Special Administrative Region of Macau. The rest of the island (and more than 70% of the population) is part of the cities of Zhuhai and Zhongshan.

Notes

^ Previous romanizations include Macao Island and Heangshan Island.

References

^ "The History of Xiangshan" (15 October 2008). Zhongshan Government. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
^ "Zhongshan". The Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia (6th ed.). Columbia University Press. 2000. Retrieved 23 June 2016.

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22°11′59″N 113°32′47″E / 22.19972°N 113.54639°E / 22.19972; 113.54639

[1] Previous romanizations include Macao Island and Heangshan Island.

[2] "The History of Xiangshan" (15 October 2008). Zhongshan Government. Retrieved 23 June 2016.

[3] "Zhongshan". The Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia (6th ed.). Columbia University Press. 2000. Retrieved 23 June 2016.

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