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Archipelago

    South China SeaChina

    16°34′N 111°42′E

    Yongle Atoll

    Part of Crescent Group

    Took this on my flight from Hong Kong to Singapore
    Took this on my flight from Hong Kong to Singapore

    Crescent_Group,_Paracel_Islands,_2007-08-11.jpg: Swaminathan derivative work: Teofilo (talk) / CC BY 2.0

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    28 landforms

    Major islands

    5
    • Chenhang Island

      Chenhang Island

      Area
      0.61 km²
      High point
      11 m
    • Money Island

      Money Island

      Area
      0.44 km²
      High point
      10 m

      Money Island (Chinese: 金银岛; lit. 'money island'; Vietnamese: Đảo Quang Ảnh) is the southwesternmost island in the Crescent Group of the Paracel Islands archipelago. It rises to a height of 6 metres (20 ft) and is covered with brush.

    • Robert Island

      Robert Island

      Area
      0.34 km²
      High point
      13 m

      Robert Island, also known as Round Island and Ganquan Island (Chinese: 甘泉岛; pinyin: Ganquan Dǎo; Vietnamese: Đảo Hữu Nhật) is an island in the Paracel Islands, in the South China Sea.

    • Pattle Island

      Pattle Island

      Area
      0.34 km²
      High point
      13 m

      Pattle Island (Simplified Chinese: 珊瑚岛; Pinyin: Shānhú dǎo; Sino-Vietnamese: San Hô đảo; Vietnamese: Đảo Hoàng Sa) is a coral island belonging to the Crescent Island group of the Paracel Islands. During the period of Vietnamese and French colonial occupation of the islands, Pattle Island was chosen as the main base.

    Minor islands

    2

    Islets

    13

    Rocks & skerries

    8

    Figures

    Comparative heights

    Sea level5 m10 m15 m13 mRobert13 mPattle11 mChenhang11 mDrummond10 mMoney9 mPalm6 mYagong5 mObservation Bank2 m广金北一岛
    High points by island, metres above sea level.

    Islands by area

    0.00010.0010.010.11Chenhang: 0.61 km²ChenhangMoney: 0.44 km²MoneyRobert: 0.34 km²RobertPattle: 0.34 km²PattleDrummond: 0.22 km²Drummond金银东岛: 0.16 km²金银东岛Palm: 0.12 km²PalmQuanfu: 0.05 km²QuanfuObservation Bank: 0.02 km²Observation BankYagong: 0.01 km²Yagong金银东岛: 0.01 km²金银东岛老粗峙仔岛: 0.9 ha老粗峙仔岛金银东岛: 0.3 ha金银东岛Stone: 0.3 haStoneYinyuzai: 0.3 haYinyuzai全富仔: 0.3 ha全富仔Unnamed island: 0.2 haUnnamed island银屿东岛: 0.2 ha银屿东岛金银东岛: 0.1 ha金银东岛广金北一岛: 0.1 ha广金北一岛金银东岛: 0.1 ha金银东岛Unnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed island金银东岛: <0.1 ha金银东岛银屿仔西岛: <0.1 ha银屿仔西岛Unnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed island广金西岛: <0.1 ha广金西岛尾峙仔岛: <0.1 ha尾峙仔岛广金北二岛: <0.1 ha广金北二岛
    km², log scale
    Chenhang Island0.61 km²
    Money Island0.44 km²
    Robert Island0.34 km²
    Pattle Island0.34 km²
    Drummond Island0.22 km²
    金银东岛0.16 km²
    Palm Island0.12 km²
    Quanfu Island0.05 km²
    Observation Bank0.02 km²
    Yagong Island0.01 km²
    金银东岛0.01 km²
    老粗峙仔岛0.9 ha
    金银东岛0.3 ha
    Stone Islet0.3 ha
    Yinyuzai0.3 ha
    全富仔0.3 ha
    Unnamed island0.2 ha
    银屿东岛0.2 ha
    金银东岛0.1 ha
    广金北一岛0.1 ha
    金银东岛0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    金银东岛<0.1 ha
    银屿仔西岛<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    广金西岛<0.1 ha
    尾峙仔岛<0.1 ha
    广金北二岛<0.1 ha

    Sources

    Facts

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

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