Nanchangshan Island
Native name: 南长山岛 | |
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| Geography | |
| Location | Bohai Sea and Yellow Sea |
| Coordinates | 37°55′20″N 120°44′25″E / 37.92222°N 120.74028°E |
| Archipelago | Miaodao Islands |
| Area | 13.2128 km2 (5.1015 sq mi) |
| Length | 7.35 km (4.567 mi) |
| Width | 3.85 km (2.392 mi) |
| Highest elevation | 156.1 m (512.1 ft) |
| Highest point | Huangshan Hill |
| Administration | |
China | |
Province | Shandong Province |
Prefecture | Yantai |
County | Penglai District |
Subdistrict | Nanchangshan Subdistrict |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 24,414 (2010) |
| Pop. density | 1,848/km2 (4786/sq mi) |
| Languages | Jiaoliao Mandarin |
Nanchangshan Island or South Changshan Island (Chinese: 南长山岛), historically known as Daxie Island (Chinese: 大谢岛), is an island in the Bohai Strait. Administered by Yantai City, Shandong Province, China, it is the largest and most populous island in Shandong,[1] with over 20000 residents.[2]: 52
Nanchangshan Island is the largest island in both the Changshan Islands, also known as Miaodao Archipelago（Chinese: 庙岛群岛) and Shandong Province. The island has an elongated shape[3]: 118 , stretching longer from north to south than east to west. It measures approximately 7.35 km in length (east-west) and 3.85 km in width (north-south), covering an area of 13.2128 km² with a coastline of 24.45 km. The highest point is Huangshan Hill in the central-eastern part of the island, reaching an elevation of 156.1 meters[1]: 37 . The terrain is dominated by low hills, with the overall topography sloping from the higher eastern region to the lower western areas[4]: 78 .
Nanchangshan Island was formerly under the jurisdiction of Nanchangshan Subdistrict, Changdao County, Yantai City, and served as the seat of Changdao County. In 2019, Changdao County was merged with Penglai City to form Penglai District (Chinese: 蓬莱区), a district of Yantai City.
Archaeological findings on Nanchangshan Island include pottery, bronze artifacts, jade objects, among others[2]: 62 . During the Song Dynasty, the imperial government utilized the island and its surrounding archipelago as prison facilities, which held thousands of prisoners at its peak. In August 1949, the island was captured by the People's Liberation Army during a military campaign, marking the CCP's first large-scale cross-sea amphibious assault.[5]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 山东省长岛县志编纂委员会, ed. (1990). 长岛县志 (Chronicles of Changdao County) (in 中文（中国大陆）). Jinan: 山东人民出版社 (Shandong People's Publishing House). ISBN 7-209-00582-X.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 《中国海岛志》编纂委员会, ed. (2013). 中国海岛志·山东卷·第1册，山东北部沿岸. Beijing: 海洋出版社. ISBN 978-7-5027-8355-6.
- ↑ 长岛县地名办公室 (1989). 长岛县地名志.
- ↑ 山东省科学技术委员会, ed. (1995). 山东省海岛志. ISBN 7533116240.
- ↑ 賈曉明. "长山岛战役：解放军的首次渡海登陆作战". 人民政協報. Archived from the original on 2022-01-21. Retrieved 2022-07-31.[dead link]