Dongsha in the South China Sea. Xisha. Nansha Zhongsha

The South China Sea Islands are the general names of many islands, sandbars, reefs, shoals and shoals of China in the South China Sea. They are widely distributed. It stretches from north to south 1800 km, with an east-west distribution of about 900 km. * * * There are more than 200 islands, reefs, beaches and beaches. The island starts from Wei Bei Beach near the coast in the north, Wan 'an Beach in the west, Zengmu shoal in the south and Huangyan Island in the east. From north to south, it can be roughly divided into four islands: Dongsha, Xisha, Zhongsha and Nansha.

At present, dongsha islands, zhongsha islands and Xisha Islands are all under the jurisdiction of our government. Although the Nansha Islands belong to me, since the 1960s, Vietnam, the Philippines, Brunei, Malaysia and other countries around the South China Sea have claimed sovereignty over all or part of the islands and reefs of the Nansha Islands and illegally occupied some of them.

Taiwan Province provincial authorities control Dongsha Island in dongsha islands and Taiping Island, the largest island in Nansha Islands. Both islands have airports, which were previously guarded by garrisons. At the beginning of 2000, the defense of the two islands was handed over to the police force of the "Sea Guard". Strategic researchers have warned that Taiwan Province authorities should be wary of "exchanging" the rights and interests of South China Sea islands for international support on the "Taiwan independence" issue.

At present, among the Nansha Islands, there are 1 1 reefs effectively controlled by China, such as Yongshu Reef, Chigua Reef, Zhubi Reef, Huayangjiao, Nanxun Reef, Dongmen Reef, mischief reef, Wufang Reef, Ren'ai Reef, Xinyi Reef and Xian 'e Reef.

Xisha Islands, also known as Treasure Island, is one of the four major islands in the South China Sea of China. This large and small coral island group floats in the sea area of more than 500,000 square kilometers, mainly concentrated in Xuande Islands in the east and Yongle Islands in the west.

Dongsha islands is the northernmost and smallest of the four islands in the South China Sea of China. It is located about 260 kilometers south of Shantou City and about 3 15 kilometers southeast of the Pearl River Estuary. It consists of Dongsha Island, Dongsha Reef, Nantan and north beach.

Dongsha Island is a dish-shaped sand island from northwest to southeast, with a length of about 2.8km, a width of about 0.7km and an area of 65438±0.8 km2. It is the second largest island in the South China Sea, second only to Yongxing Island in Xisha. Dongsha Island is currently stationed in Taiwan Province Province, China.

Zhongsha islands, aka Macclesfield? The Archipelago is between the people of China and four islands in the South China Sea. About 220 kilometers away from Yongxing Island in Xisha Islands; The northwest is more than 570 kilometers away from Yulin Port of Hainan Island. * * * There are over 30 islands and reefs. Zhongsha islands was called "Changsha" and "Shitang" in ancient times. The main part consists of three shoals, beaches, reefs and islands submerged in water. Long contract? 140 km (excluding huangyan island), about 60 km wide, extending from northeast to southwest, slightly oval. Including Zhongsha Atoll in the west of the South China Sea Basin, Shenhu Shoal in the north, Yi Tong Shoal and Constitution Shoal standing in the deep-sea basin, Zhongnan Shoal, Huangyan Island (Democratic Reef) and so on. , about 10 ~ 26 meters from the sea surface. Except Huangyan Island, it is an archipelago that is almost completely hidden in the water and does not expose the sea. Huangyan Island in the east is usually included in the zhongsha islands, while Constitutional Shoal in the north of zhongsha islands and Zhongnan Shoal in the south are also included in zhongsha islands.