Sai Van Lake
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Sai Van Lake is one of two man made lakes in the Macau Peninsula
. It is located at the southern tip of the peninsula.
The lake was once a bay
and closed off by infill. Sai Van means West Bay.
Sai Van Lake is separated with Nam Van Lake
by Avenida Dr Stanley Ho
.
Macau Peninsula
Macau Peninsula is the oldest and most populous part of Macau. It has an area of 8.5 km² and is geographically connected to Guandong province, at the northeast, through an isthmus 200-metre wide. The peninsula, together with the city centre of Zhuhai, sits on an island separated from the...
. It is located at the southern tip of the peninsula.
The lake was once a bay
Bay
A bay is an area of water mostly surrounded by land. Bays generally have calmer waters than the surrounding sea, due to the surrounding land blocking some waves and often reducing winds. Bays also exist as an inlet in a lake or pond. A large bay may be called a gulf, a sea, a sound, or a bight...
and closed off by infill. Sai Van means West Bay.
Sai Van Lake is separated with Nam Van Lake
Nam Van Lake
Nam Van Lake is one of two man made lakes in the Macau Peninsula. It is located at the southern end of the peninsula.The lake was once a bay , created when the causeway partially closed off the bay. The project to close the lake began in 1991 to attract more development in Macau...
by Avenida Dr Stanley Ho
Stanley Ho
Stanley Ho, GBM, GLM, GBS, GML, OBE , also known as Ho Hung Sun, Stanley Ho Hung Sun, is an entrepreneur in Hong Kong and Macau. Ho is sometimes nicknamed "The King of Gambling", reflecting the government-granted monopoly he held of the Macau gambling industry for 40 years...
.