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Around the island are sandy beaches, with narrower beaches on the south and north sides 5 metres (16') wide, on the east side 20 metres (65') wide, and on the southwest side 50 metres (165') wide. The sand accumulated on the beach is rosy coloured, mainly formed from red coral fragments and shell debris.
The Spratly Islands were, in 1939, fourteen coral islets mostly inhabited by countless seabirds. [1] According to a Chinese 1986 source, the Spratly Islands consist of 14 islands or islets, 6 banks, 113 submerged reefs, 35 underwater banks, 21 underwater shoals. [2]
The artificial resort Phoenix Island is located in the bay near the eastern end of the beach. [ citation needed ] In recent years, as the waters of Sanya Bay and others below mentioned are becoming clearer and healthier, several species of dolphins including endangered Chinese white dolphins appear along the coasts from time to time, but as of ...
Map of China's Eastern coastline. China's coastline covers approximately 14,500 km (around 9,010 mi) from the Bohai gulf in the north to the Gulf of Tonkin in the south. [1] Most of the northern half is low lying, although some of the mountains and hills of Northeast China and the Shandong Peninsula extend to the coast. The southern half is ...
Sanya [a] is the southernmost city on Hainan Island, and one of the four prefecture-level cities of Hainan Province in South China.. According to the 2020 census, the total population of Sanya was 1,031,396 inhabitants, [2] living in an area of 1,919.58 km 2 (741.15 sq mi).
Pages in category "Beaches of China" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. D. Dameisha Beach; G.
Southwestern China (Chinese: 西南; pinyin: Xīnán) is a region in the People's Republic of China. It consists of five provincial administrative regions, namely Chongqing , Sichuan , Guizhou , Yunnan , and Xizang .
Xiachuan Island (Chinese: 下川岛; pinyin: Xiàchuāndǎo) (Hsiachwan Shan) is an island of the South China Sea, on the southern coast of China, part of the Guangdong province. Administration [ edit ]