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Haijiao
Haijiao (海礁), also known as Tong Island (童岛), Taibujiao (泰簿礁) or Taijiao (泰礁), is located at in the northeast corner of the Zhoushan Islands and belongs to Shengsi County of Zhoushan city. The name Haijiao literally means 'the ocean reef', and its generally accepted cartographic name of Taijiao literally means 'the extreme reef', a reference to its isolated position on the edge of China's maritime territory. It is a baseline point of China's territorial seas. Notes and references See also *Zhoushanqundao (Zhoushan Islands)(舟山群岛) *Suyanjiao (Suyan Rock) (苏岩礁) * Dongnanjiao (东南礁) *Sheshandao Sheshan Island () is located east of Chongming Island, in the estuary of the Yangtze River. The area is . The island is under the jurisdiction of the Shanghai Municipal Region and is guarded by the People's Liberation Army Navy The Pe ... (Sheshan Island) (佘山岛) External links Declaration of the Government of the People's Republic of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baselines Of The Chinese Territorial Sea
China declared its baselines for its maritime territory on 15 May 1996. The baselines were for the Chinese mainland and also for the Paracel (Xisha) Islands. The baselines for the mainland consist of a series of straight lines linking 49 basepoints situated on the outer edge along and outer islands off the coast of China. For the Paracel Islands, the baselines consist of a series of straight lines linking 28 basepoints located on the outer islands of the group. Baselines legislation and principles The 1996 declaration of China's baselines is based on its law on its territorial sea and the contiguous zone which was adopted on 25 February 1992. Dongyin, Dongsha, Wuqiuyu and Dongdingdao etc. are part of the Republic of China's (Taiwan) Lienchiang County and Kinmen County. Basepoints Mainland Paracel Islands See also {{Portal, China, Taiwan * Nine-dash line The nine-dash line, also referred to as the eleven-dash line by Taiwan, is a set of line segments on various ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sheshandao
Sheshan Island () is located east of Chongming Island, in the estuary of the Yangtze River. The area is . The island is under the jurisdiction of the Shanghai Municipal Region and is guarded by the People's Liberation Army Navy The People's Liberation Army Navy, also known as the People's Navy, PLA Navy or simply Chinese Navy, is the naval warfare military branch, branch of the People's Liberation Army, the national military of the People's Republic of China. It i .... A 130-year-old lighthouse is located on the island. On November 1, 2005, the stele of "Chinese territorial sea baseline point" was erected. See also *[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zhoushan Islands
Zhoushan is an urbanized archipelago with the administrative status of a prefecture-level city in the eastern Chinese province of Zhejiang. It consists of an archipelago of islands at the southern mouth of Hangzhou Bay off the mainland city of Ningbo. The prefecture's city proper is Dinghai on Zhoushan Island, now administered as the prefecture's Dinghai District. During the 2020 census, Zhoushan Prefecture's population was 1,157,817, out of whom 882,932 lived in the built-up (or metro) area made of two urban districts of Dinghai and Putuo. On 8 July 2011, the central government approved Zhoushan as Zhoushan Archipelago New Area, a state-level new area. History The archipelago was inhabited 6,000 years ago, during the Neolithic by people of the Hemudu culture. During the Spring and Autumn period, Zhoushan was called Yongdong, referring to its location east of the Yong River. At the time, it belonged to the state of Yue. The fishermen and sailors who inhabited ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shengsi County
Shengsi County is a county in the northeast of Zhejiang province in China consisting of an archipelago islands located to the east of Hangzhou Bay. It is under the administration of Zhoushan City and is the easternmost county-level division in the province. The islands of Greater and Lesser Yangshan are connected with Shanghai Shanghai, Shanghainese: , Standard Chinese pronunciation: is a direct-administered municipality and the most populous urban area in China. The city is located on the Chinese shoreline on the southern estuary of the Yangtze River, with the ...'s Pudong New Area by the Donghai Bridge and their port forms part of the Port of Shanghai. They are, however, not counted among the islands of Shanghai. The county consists of 630 islands and islets, of which 13 have more than 100 inhabitants. Administrative divisions Towns: * Caiyuan (菜园镇), Shengshan (嵊山镇), Yangshan (洋山镇) Townships: * Wulong Township (五龙乡), Huanglong To ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zhoushan
Zhoushan is an urbanized archipelago with the administrative status of a prefecture-level city in the eastern Chinese province of Zhejiang. It consists of an archipelago of islands at the southern mouth of Hangzhou Bay off the mainland city of Ningbo. The prefecture's city proper is Dinghai on Zhoushan Island, now administered as the prefecture's Dinghai District. During the 2020 census, Zhoushan Prefecture's population was 1,157,817, out of whom 882,932 lived in the built-up (or metro) area made of two urban districts of Dinghai and Putuo. On 8 July 2011, the central government approved Zhoushan as Zhoushan Archipelago New Area, a state-level new area. History The archipelago was inhabited 6,000 years ago, during the Neolithic by people of the Hemudu culture. During the Spring and Autumn period, Zhoushan was called Yongdong, referring to its location east of the Yong River. At the time, it belonged to the state of Yue. The fishermen and sailors who inhabit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suyanjiao
Socotra Rock, also known as Ieodo (), Parangdo (), or Suyan Islet (), is a submerged rock below sea level (at low tide) located in the Yellow Sea. International maritime law stipulates that a submerged rock outside of a country's territorial sea (generally 12 nautical miles) cannot be claimed as territory by any country. However, the rock is the subject of a maritime dispute between China and South Korea, which consider it to lie within their respective exclusive economic zones. The rock is located southwest of Marado (just off Jeju Island) in Korea. Yushan Island of Zhejiang, China, is away from the rock. The rock serves as the foundation for Korean Ieodo Ocean Research Station. A Korean helipad is also located there to allow the research station to be serviced. Names In Korean, the rock itself is known as Ieodo or Parangdo. Internationally it is known as Socotra Rock, and in Chinese, it is known as Suyan Islet (), which means the "rock" (岩/巖, yán) or "reef" (� ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dongnanjiao Island
Dongnanjiao Island (东南礁) is located in the northeast corner of Zhoushanqundao (Zhoushan Islands), 76 km from Shengsi County. It is part of the Shengsi County of Zhoushan city. Dongnanjiao Island is the baseline point of the Chinese territorial sea. Notes and references See also *Zhoushanqundao (Zhoushan Islands) (舟山群岛) *Suyanjiao (Suyan Rock) (苏岩礁) * Sheshandao (Sheshan Island Sheshan Island () is located east of Chongming Island, in the estuary of the Yangtze River. The area is . The island is under the jurisdiction of the Shanghai Municipal Region and is guarded by the People's Liberation Army Navy The Pe ...) (佘山岛) * Liangxiongdiyu (Liangxiongdi Island) (两兄弟屿) * Yushanliedao (Yushan Islands) (渔山列岛) External links Declaration of the Government of the People's Republic of China on the baselines of the territorial sea(May15th, 1996) [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Islands Of Zhejiang
This is a list of the lists of islands in the world grouped by country, by continent, by body of water A body of water or waterbody is any significant accumulation of water on the surface of Earth or another planet. The term most often refers to oceans, seas, and lakes, but it includes smaller pools of water such as ponds, wetlands, or more rare ..., and by other classifications. For rank-order lists, see the other lists of islands below. Lists of islands by country or location Africa Antarctica Asia Europe North America Oceania South America Lists of islands by continent Lists of islands by body of water By ocean: By other bodies of water: List of ancient islands Other lists of islands External links Island Superlatives {{South America topic, List of islands of * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
