Nanpeng Islands

Nanpeng Islands (simplified Chinese: 南澎列岛; traditional Chinese: 南澎列島; pinyin: Nánpēng Lièdǎo) are a chain of islands located in the north of South China Sea, administered by Nan'ao County, Shantou, Guangdong, the People's Republic of China. The were formerly known to foreigners as the Lamock Islands.[2] Nanpeng Islands consist of six islands: Nanpeng Island, Zhongpeng Island, Dingpeng Island (also known as Dongpeng Island or Yazaiyu Island), Qinpeng Island, Chizaiyu Island and Qiweiyu Island.[3] Nanpeng Islands have two baseline points of the Chinese territorial sea.[4]

Nanpeng Islands
南澎列岛
Geography
LocationSouth China Sea
Coordinates23°12′24″N 117°14′54″E
Total islands6
Major islandsNanpeng Island
Zhongpeng Island
Area0.907 km2 (0.350 sq mi)
Highest elevation68.8 m (225.7 ft)
Administration
ProvinceGuangdong
CityShantou
CountyNan'ao
Demographics
PopulationNone permanent
Official nameGuangdong Nanpeng Archipelago Wetlands
Designated16 October 2015
Reference no.2249[1]

No resident lives in the Nanpeng Islands except garrison of the People's Liberation Army. It became a National Marine Ecological Nature Reserve in 2012,[5] as well as a Ramsar site in 2015.[1]

Islands
NameArea [km2]highest point [m]CoordinatesRef
Nanpeng Island (南澎岛) 0.362 68.8 [3]
Zhongpeng Island (中澎岛) 0.4 50.5 [3]
Dingpeng Island (顶澎岛) 0.1 34.5 [3]
Qinpeng Island (芹澎岛) 0.012 9.2 [3]
Chizaiyu Island (赤仔屿) 0.019 20 [3]
Qiweiyu Island (旗尾屿) 0.008 2.4 [3]

Landmarks

See also

References
  1. "Guangdong Nanpeng Archipelago Wetlands". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  2. "GeoNames Search". Springfield VA: National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  3. 广东省地名委员会办公室 (1989). 广东省海域地名志. 广东省地图出版社. ISBN 7-80522-068-9.
  4. "Declaration of the Government of the People's Republic of China on the baselines of the territorial sea (May 15th, 1996)" (PDF).
  5. "国务院办公厅关于发布河北青崖寨等28处新建国家级自然保护区名单的通知".
  6. "粤东南澳"国姓井"成为海峡两岸渔民饮水思源之地".
  7. "粤东南澎岛新建航标灯塔".
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