Native name: 舟山岛 | |
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| Geography | |
| Location | East China Sea |
| Coordinates | 30°03′28″N122°08′17″E / 30.05778°N 122.13806°E /30.05778; 122.13806 |
| Archipelago | Zhoushan Islands |
| Area | 502.65 km2 (194.07 sq mi) |
| Length | 44 km (27.3 mi) |
| Width | 18 km (11.2 mi) |
| Highest elevation | 503.6 m (1652.2 ft) |
| Administration | |
China | |
| Province | Zhejiang Province |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 502,667 |
| Pop. density | 875.36/km2 (2267.17/sq mi) |
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| Simplified Chinese | 舟山岛 | ||||||||||||
| Postal | Chusan Island | ||||||||||||
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Zhoushan Island is the principal and namesakeisland in theZhoushan Islands,formerlyromanized as theChusan Islands, an archipelago administered byZhoushan Prefecture inZhejiangProvince in thePeople's Republic of China. It is the province's largest island and 3rd-largest inmainland China afterHainan andChongming. The island is the district seat of bothDinghai andPutuo. The island was the site of thefirst andsecond capture of Chusan during theFirst Opium War.
When referred to as a port, thePort of Zhoushan (舟山市) refers to the prefecture-level "city" consisting of Zhoushan island as well as the other nearby outlying islands, in Zhejiang. The former name of Zhoushan was Dinghai (Chinese: 定海). The Port of Zhoushan is a popular port for bulk carriers.[1]
The nameZhoushan means "Boat" and refers to the shape of the island on a map.[citation needed]
At 30° N. 122° E.,[2] it lies northwest to southeast, and has a 170.16 km (105.73 mi) coastline, 44 km (27 mi) at its longest point 18 km (11 mi) at its narrowest. Its area is 502.65 km2 (including tidal zone). At its closest point, it is 9.1 kilometers (5.7 mi) from the Chinese mainland. It rises to an altitude of 503.6 meters (1,652 ft).
The island has a varied range of landscape, with hill and dale, as well as watered with numerous small streams, of which the most considerable is theDongjiang (East River), passing into the harbour of Dinghai. There are several hundred ports around the islands, separated into three areas: Dinghai Port Zone, Shen-jia-men Port Zone (沈家门港区), and Laotangshan Port Zone (老塘山港区). The tourism regions include the regions of Shen-jia-men and Dinghai.[citation needed]
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The island was the site of thefirst andsecond capture of Chusan during theFirst Opium War.[3] A number of historical sites and monuments on the island are popular tourist attractions.[1]
On the peak of Qinglong Mountain, there is a memorial tablet dedicated to those killed during wars. Dinghai has a number of sites related to theOpium War:
There also those about theMing-Qing contention:
Other sites include:
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440 000 people, mostlyHan, in 150 000 households live in the following 17 subdivisions of Dinghai and Putuo Districts on Zhoushan Island:
10+ sub-districts:
3 towns:
1 township:
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