Meaning of Taipa Grande | Babel Free

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A hill in Taipa, Macau, formerly an islet.

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“From a study of the available information, it was deduced that until approximately 1920, virtually the whole of the site was beneath the sea between the then separate islands of Taipa Grande and Taipa Pequena. In 1920 a causeway was built linking Taipa Grande to Taipa Pequena and this now forms the northern boundary of the site.”

“Major reclaimed areas include the Ilha Verde area, Areia Preta, lao Hon, Hipódromo, the early twentieth century reclamation of the Porto Exterior, subsequent reclamation projects of the Porto Exterior (Zona de Aterros do Porto Exterior or ZAPE and the Novos Aterros do Porto Exterior or NAPE), and the enclosure of the Praia Grande project on the peninsula, the natural reclamation between the former islets of Taipa Grande and Taipa Pequena (Baixa da Taipa) which have now formed Taipa, the more recent reclamation just to the west of Ponta da Cabrita in north-east Taipa, and the even more recent airport reclamation to the east of Taipa.”

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“Taipa Quebrada was an anchorage in Taipa island that at the time was formed by two small islands, Taipa Grande (or Taipa Quebrada), and Taipa Pequena, initially separated by a narrow channel.”

“The 2.2km-long Taipo Trail (Trilho de Taipa Grande) rings Taipa Grande, a 160m-high hill at the eastern end of the island.”

“A man was apprehended by the mainland police early yesterday morning in Zhongshan on suspected link with human body parts found in Taipa Grande on Saturday. The suspect will be heard in court in mainland China. Around noon on Saturday, the police and the Fire Service Bureau received reports of human body parts found along the trail in Taipa Grande near the CEM warehouse.”

“As of 4pm, the Avenida Dos Jogos Da Asia Oriental in Taipa recorded 236mm of total precipitation and Taipa Grande saw 213.4mm.”

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