| FishBase | Complete | Literature | Reference | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Species | Families | Species | Families | |||
| Marine | 145 | 40 | No | |||
| Freshwater | 2 | 2 | No | |||
| Total | 147 | 42 | No | |||
| Conservation | |
| 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 |
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