Editing Coloane (section)

==Geography==
Coloane has an area of {{convert|8.07|km2|0|abbr=on}}, is {{convert|4|km|0|adj=on|abbr=on}} long and is {{convert|5.6|km|0|abbr=on}} from the [[Macau Peninsula]]. The narrowest part of Coloane is {{convert|300|m}}. The highest points in Macau are eastern and central Coloane, with the highest point being the {{convert|170.6|m}} [[Coloane Alto]] ({{zh|t=疊石塘山|cy=Daahpsehk Tòhngsāan}}, [[Portuguese language|Portuguese]]: ''Alto de Coloane'').

Before land reclamation works started beginning in the 1990s, Coloane was a former island, separated from Taipa by the bay of [[Seac Pai Bay|Seac Pai Van]], which from 1969 was crossed by a {{convert|2.2|km}} causeway, the Estrada do Istmo, connecting Coloane to Taipa. However by the early 2000s, extensive [[land reclamation]] physically connected the two islands and a new area called [[Cotai]], intended primarily for entertainment and leisure purposes, was built between Taipa and Coloane, now home to the [[Cotai Strip]] and several other casino projects.

The northern shore of the parish is {{convert|4.5|m}} deep,{{citation needed|date=December 2015}} and is the site of the Macau Deepwater Port.{{citation needed|date=December 2015}}

The eastern [[Hac Sa Beach]] ({{zh|t=黑沙海灘|cy=Hāksā Hóitāan|links=no}}, Portuguese: ''Baía de Hác Sá'') and the southern Cheoc Van Bay ({{zh|t=竹灣|cy=Jūk wāan|links=no}}, Portuguese: ''Baía de Cheoc Van'') are popular swimming beaches and overlook the [[South China Sea]].