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Archipelago

    China

    16°57′N 112°17′E

    Qilian Yu

    七连屿

    Part of Xuande Atoll

    Photograph from the International Space Station of the South China Sea which includes the Amphitrite Group features
    Photograph from the International Space Station of the South China Sea which includes the Amphitrite Group features

    Image Science and Analysis Laboratory, NASA-Johnson Space Center / Public domain

    Chart

    10 landforms

    Major islands

    3
    • Tree Island

      Tree Island

      Area
      0.29 km²
      High point
      9 m

      For the "Tree Island" in Tuen Mun District, New Territories, Hong Kong, see Pak Chau.

    Minor islands

    1

    Islets

    1

    Rocks & skerries

    5

    Also in the area

    1

    Inside the group's outline but not confirmed as members by any source.

    Figures

    Comparative heights

    Sea level5 m10 m15 m12 mNorth12 mSouth11 mMiddle9 mTree9 m南沙洲7 mWest Sand6 mMiddle Sand6 mNorth Sand2 mXixin Shazhou
    High points by island, metres above sea level.

    Islands by area

    0.00010.0010.010.11North: 0.34 km²NorthTree: 0.29 km²TreeWest Sand: 0.26 km²West SandMiddle: 0.12 km²MiddleSouth: 0.12 km²South南沙洲: 0.05 km²南沙洲Middle Sand: 0.03 km²Middle SandNorth Sand: 0.01 km²North SandXixin Shazhou: 0.1 haXixin ShazhouDongxin Shazhou: <0.1 haDongxin ShazhouSanzhizai: <0.1 haSanzhizai
    km², log scale
    North Island0.34 km²
    Tree Island0.29 km²
    West Sand0.26 km²
    Middle Island0.12 km²
    South Island0.12 km²
    南沙洲0.05 km²
    Middle Sand0.03 km²
    North Sand0.01 km²
    Xixin Shazhou0.1 ha
    Dongxin Shazhou<0.1 ha
    Sanzhizai<0.1 ha

    Sources

    Facts

    • Geometry, areas and high points: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Copernicus GLO-30, via Talus.
    • Wikidata
    • Talus

    Photographs

    • Amphitrite group. Image Science and Analysis Laboratory, NASA-Johnson Space Center / Public domain