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The area of Hainan Island (32,900 km 2 (12,700 sq mi), 97% of the province) is slightly smaller than that of Taiwan Island. To the west of Hainan Island is the Gulf of Tonkin. Wuzhi Mountain is the highest mountain on the island at 1,840 m (6,040 ft). Hainan Island measures 288 km (179 mi) long and 180 km (110 mi) wide.
This list includes all islands in the world larger than 1,000 km 2 (390 sq mi). For size and location reference, the four continental landmasses are also shown. Continental landmasses Continental landmasses are not usually classified as islands despite being completely surrounded by water. [Note 1] However, because the definition of continent varies between geographers, the Americas are ...
Site Date Location Image Coordinates Designation Tomb of Hai Rui 海瑞墓: Ming: Haikou: 4-75 Double Pagoda of Meilang 美榔双塔: Yuan: Chengmai County
The area, Hainan's largest economic zone, is located on the northwestern coast of the island, about 140 km (87 mi) west of Haikou, the provincial capital. It is the first development zone approved for lease to foreign investors by the Chinese government.
Longhua (simplified Chinese: 龙华区; traditional Chinese: 龍華區; pinyin: Lónghuá Qū) is a district in Haikou City, Hainan. The district's total area is 302.49 km 2 (117 sq mi), and its population was 593,018 people in 2010. The district has 11 sub divisions - 5 towns and 6 sub-districts.
Xiuying (Chinese: 秀英区; pinyin: Xiùyīng Qū) is a district in Haikou City, Hainan. The district's total area is 512 square kilometers, and its population was 290,000 people in 2002. The district's total area is 512 square kilometers, and its population was 290,000 people in 2002.
Wenchang (postal: Mencheong; Chinese: 文昌; pinyin: Wénchāng; Hainanese spellings: Boon Siou) is a county-level city in the northeast of Hainan Island in China. Covering an area of 2,403 square kilometres (928 sq mi), the city has a coastline of 207 kilometres (129 mi), and is divided into 17 towns.
Qionghai has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am). [3] Monsoonal influences are strong, with a relatively lengthy wet season and a pronounced dry season (January to March). ). Rainfall is heaviest and most frequent from August to October, when typhoons may strike, and is otherwise still common throughout the year, averaging an annual total of 2,100 mm (83 in); there are 9.3 days with 50 mm ...