The Nam Van Lake (; pt, Lago Nam Van) is a man-made lake in Sé,

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. It is one of two man made lakes in Macau. It is located at the southern end of

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. The lake was once part of a

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( Praia Grande Bay), created when the causeway (Avenida Dr Sun Yat Sen) partially closed off the bay. The project to close the lake began in 1991 to attract more development in Macau.Nam Van Lakes Project
/ref> Nam Van means ''South Bay'' in

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. Much of the land southwest of the bay was created from landfill. The

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and

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overlook the lake. The lake is bisected by the

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or Macau-Taipa Bridge. There are four man-made islands within Nam Van Lake. Along with

Sai Van Lake Sai Van Lake (; pt, Lago Sai Van) is a man-made lake in Sé, Macau. It is one of two man made lakes in Macau. It is located at the southern tip of Macau Peninsula. The lake was once a bay and closed off by infill. Sai Van means ''West Bay''. S ...

, the two artificial lakes cover 80 hectares of space. The lake is currently used for several water sports, including sprint kayaking,

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and

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Lakes of Macau Water in Macau Sé, Macau {{macau-geo-stub

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