Zhongshan Island
22°11′59″N 113°32′47″E / 22.19972°N 113.54639°E
| Zhongshan Island | |||||||||
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Auguste Borget's 1842 Macao from the Forts of Heang-shan | |||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 中山島 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 中山岛 | ||||||||
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| Macao Island | |||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 澳門島 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 澳门岛 | ||||||||
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| Xiangshan Island | |||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 香山島 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 香山岛 | ||||||||
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Zhongshan Island, formerly also known as Macau Island or Xiangshan Island, is a river island on the west bank of the Pearl River Delta in Guangdong, China. 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 peninsular part of the Macao Special Administrative Region. The rest of the island (and more than 70% of the population) is part of the cities of Zhongshan and Zhuhai.
China considers the island to have been linked to the continent and is no longer an island since the time of Ming dynasty (14-17th century). There are also studies which state the area was a group of islets and shoals by Ming dynasty.