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    Zhoushan Archipelago

    Zhoushan is an urbanized archipelago with the administrative status of a prefecture-level city in the eastern Chinese province of Zhejiang. It consists of an archipelago of islands at the southern mouth of Hangzhou Bay off the mainland city of Ningbo.

    Zhujiajian Island
    Zhujiajian Island

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    190 landforms

    Overview

    Zhoushan is an urbanized archipelago with the administrative status of a prefecture-level city in the eastern Chinese province of Zhejiang. It consists of an archipelago of islands at the southern mouth of Hangzhou Bay off the mainland city of Ningbo. The prefecture's city proper is Dinghai on Zhoushan Island, now administered as the prefecture's Dinghai District. During the 2020 census, Zhoushan Prefecture's population was 1,157,817, out of whom 882,932 lived in the builtup (or metro) area consisting of two urban districts of Dinghai and Putuo. On July 8, 2011, the central government approved Zhoushan as Zhoushan Archipelago New Area, a state-level new area.

    From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

    Census, cataloged

    • Major islands4
    • Minor islands39
    • Islets93
    • Rocks & skerries54

    Major islands

    4
    • Zhoushan Island

      Zhoushan Island

      Area
      513 km²
      High point
      495 m

      Zhoushan Island is the principal and namesake island in the Zhoushan Islands, formerly romanized as the Chusan Islands, an archipelago administered by Zhoushan Prefecture in Zhejiang Province in the People's Republic of China.

    • Daishan Dao

      Daishan Dao

      Area
      110 km²
      High point
      255 m
    • Zhujiajian Island

      Zhujiajian Island

      Area
      68.2 km²
      High point
      375 m

      Zhujiajian Island (Chinese: 朱家尖) is the 5th largest island in Zhoushan Islands, Zhejiang Province, China and location of the Zhoushan Putuoshan International Airport. It is connected to Zhoushan by cross-sea bridge.

    Minor islands

    39

    • Taohua Island

      Area
      40.8 km²
      High point
      540 m

    • Xiushan Dao

      Area
      23.5 km²
      High point
      204 m

    • Dengbu Island

      Area
      14.6 km²
      High point
      181 m

    • Xiaochangtu Shan

      Area
      13.3 km²
      High point
      296 m

    • 长峙岛

      Area
      7.6 km²
      High point
      106 m

    • 大洋山岛

      Area
      5.8 km²
      High point
      205 m

    • Ao Shan

      Area
      5.7 km²
      High point
      127 m

    • Lujiazhi Island

      Area
      4 km²
      High point
      88 m

    • Guan Shan

      Area
      3.1 km²
      High point
      187 m

    • 东岠岛

      Area
      3.1 km²
      High point
      208 m

    • Mayi Island

      Area
      2.7 km²
      High point
      156 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      2.2 km²
      High point
      49 m

    • Dajiaoshan Island

      Area
      2 km²
      High point
      104 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.82 km²
      High point
      82 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.5 km²
      High point
      36 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.48 km²
      High point
      58 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.45 km²
      High point
      59 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.44 km²
      High point
      60 m

    • 大五奎山岛

      Area
      0.42 km²
      High point
      79 m

    • Dashantang Island

      Area
      0.36 km²
      High point
      23 m

    • Hsi-shan Tao

      Area
      0.36 km²
      High point
      49 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.27 km²
      High point
      90 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.24 km²
      High point
      66 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.22 km²
      High point
      9 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.2 km²
      High point
      51 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.19 km²
      High point
      79 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.18 km²
      High point
      60 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.17 km²
      High point
      65 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.15 km²
      High point
      4 m

    • Dongshan Dao

      Area
      0.15 km²
      High point
      55 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.15 km²
      High point
      22 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.14 km²
      High point
      6 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.14 km²
      High point
      59 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.12 km²
      High point
      40 m

    • Xiaomayi Island

      Area
      0.11 km²
      High point
      57 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.1 km²
      High point
      42 m

    • 外后门岛

      Area
      0.1 km²
      High point
      31 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.1 km²
      High point
      14 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.1 km²
      High point
      27 m

    Islets

    93
    • 凤凰岛雷迪森假日酒店18 m · 0.1 km²
    • Unnamed island41 m · 0.08 km²
    • Unnamed island33 m · 0.06 km²
    • Unnamed island50 m · 0.06 km²
    • Unnamed island36 m · 0.06 km²
    • Unnamed island46 m · 0.06 km²
    • Unnamed island44 m · 0.06 km²
    • Unnamed island33 m · 0.05 km²
    • Unnamed island25 m · 0.05 km²
    • Unnamed island40 m · 0.05 km²
    • Unnamed island20 m · 0.05 km²
    • Unnamed island12 m · 0.04 km²

    Rocks & skerries

    54
    • Unnamed island3 m · 0.1 ha
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    Figures

    Comparative heights

    Sea level200 m400 m600 m540 mTaohua495 mZhoushan375 mZhujiajian314 mQushan296 mXiaochangtu Shan255 mDaishan Dao208 m东岠岛205 m大洋山岛204 mXiushan Dao187 mGuan Shan181 mDengbu156 mMayi127 mAo Shan106 m长峙岛
    High points by island, metres above sea level.

    Islands by area

    0.000010.00010.0010.010.11101001,000Zhoushan: 513 km²ZhoushanDaishan Dao: 110 km²Daishan DaoZhujiajian: 68.2 km²ZhujiajianQushan: 65.2 km²QushanTaohua: 40.8 km²TaohuaXiushan Dao: 23.5 km²Xiushan DaoDengbu: 14.6 km²DengbuXiaochangtu Shan: 13.3 km²Xiaochangtu Shan长峙岛: 7.6 km²长峙岛大洋山岛: 5.8 km²大洋山岛Ao Shan: 5.7 km²Ao ShanLujiazhi: 4 km²LujiazhiGuan Shan: 3.1 km²Guan Shan东岠岛: 3.1 km²东岠岛Mayi: 2.7 km²MayiUnnamed island: 2.2 km²Unnamed islandDajiaoshan: 2 km²DajiaoshanUnnamed island: 0.82 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.5 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.48 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.45 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.44 km²Unnamed island大五奎山岛: 0.42 km²大五奎山岛Dashantang: 0.36 km²DashantangHsi-shan Tao: 0.36 km²Hsi-shan TaoUnnamed island: 0.27 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.24 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.22 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.2 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.19 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.18 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.17 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.15 km²Unnamed islandDongshan Dao: 0.15 km²Dongshan DaoUnnamed island: 0.15 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.14 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.14 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.12 km²Unnamed islandXiaomayi: 0.11 km²XiaomayiUnnamed island: 0.1 km²Unnamed island
    km², log scale
    Zhoushan Island513 km²
    Daishan Dao110 km²
    Zhujiajian Island68.2 km²
    Qushan Island65.2 km²
    Taohua Island40.8 km²
    Xiushan Dao23.5 km²
    Dengbu Island14.6 km²
    Xiaochangtu Shan13.3 km²
    长峙岛7.6 km²
    大洋山岛5.8 km²
    Ao Shan5.7 km²
    Lujiazhi Island4 km²
    Guan Shan3.1 km²
    东岠岛3.1 km²
    Mayi Island2.7 km²
    Unnamed island2.2 km²
    Dajiaoshan Island2 km²
    Unnamed island0.82 km²
    Unnamed island0.5 km²
    Unnamed island0.48 km²
    Unnamed island0.45 km²
    Unnamed island0.44 km²
    大五奎山岛0.42 km²
    Dashantang Island0.36 km²
    Hsi-shan Tao0.36 km²
    Unnamed island0.27 km²
    Unnamed island0.24 km²
    Unnamed island0.22 km²
    Unnamed island0.2 km²
    Unnamed island0.19 km²
    Unnamed island0.18 km²
    Unnamed island0.17 km²
    Unnamed island0.15 km²
    Dongshan Dao0.15 km²
    Unnamed island0.15 km²
    Unnamed island0.14 km²
    Unnamed island0.14 km²
    Unnamed island0.12 km²
    Xiaomayi Island0.11 km²
    Unnamed island0.1 km²
    外后门岛0.1 km²
    Unnamed island0.1 km²
    Unnamed island0.1 km²
    凤凰岛雷迪森假日酒店0.1 km²
    Unnamed island0.08 km²
    Unnamed island0.06 km²
    Unnamed island0.06 km²
    Unnamed island0.06 km²
    Unnamed island0.06 km²
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    Sources

    Facts

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

    Photographs