Dashan Island, also known as Danianshan and Taibujiao, is an
island
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in the
East China Sea
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administered as part of
Qiansandao,
Lianyungang
Lianyungang () is a prefecture-level city in northeastern Jiangsu province of China, province, China. It borders Yancheng to its southeast, Huai'an and Suqian to its south, Xuzhou to its southwest, and the province of Shandong to its north. Its ...
Prefecture
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,
Jiangsu
Jiangsu is a coastal Provinces of the People's Republic of China, province in East China. It is one of the leading provinces in finance, education, technology, and tourism, with its capital in Nanjing. Jiangsu is the List of Chinese administra ...
Province
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,
China
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.
Dashan Island has an area of . It is part of the
Qiansan Islands and is located from
Lianyungang
Lianyungang () is a prefecture-level city in northeastern Jiangsu province of China, province, China. It borders Yancheng to its southeast, Huai'an and Suqian to its south, Xuzhou to its southwest, and the province of Shandong to its north. Its ...
.
It is one of the
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 basepoi ...
and the
PLA
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erected territorial sea steles on the island in 2006.
See also
*
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 territo ...
(
Suyan Rock
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 territo ...
)
*
Macaiheng
*
Waikejiao
Waikejiao is a small sand island in the East China Sea east of Dongtai administered as part of Jiangsu Province, China. Macaiheng is close by.
Waikejiao is one of the baseline points of the Chinese territorial sea.
See also
* Macaiheng
*Sheshan ...
*
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 oc ...
*
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 basepoi ...
References
External links
Declaration of the Government of the People's Republic of China on the baselines of the territorial sea(May15th, 1996)
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Islands of Jiangsu
Baselines of the Chinese territorial sea
Islands of the Yellow Sea