Sheshan Island (simplified Chinese: 佘山岛; traditional Chinese: 佘山島; pinyin: Shéshān Dǎo) is located 35 km (22 mi) east of Chongming Island, in the estuary of the Yangtze River. The area is 0.037 km2 (0.014 sq mi).
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Area | 3.7 ha (9.1 acres) |
Administration | |
People's Republic of China | |
Municipality | Shanghai |
The island is under the jurisdiction of the Shanghai Municipal Region and is guarded by the People's Liberation Army Navy. A 130-year-old lighthouse is located on the island. On November 1, 2005, the stele of "Chinese territorial sea baseline point" was erected.[1]
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edit- ^ (in Chinese)上海市唯一领海基点石碑标志在佘山岛建成落地 Archived 2007-03-12 at the Wayback Machine
External links
edit- Declaration of the Government of the People's Republic of China on the baselines of the territorial sea(May15th, 1996)
- (in Chinese)中国东海10座领海基点石碑建成
- (in Chinese)中华人民共和国政府关于中华人民共和国领海基线的声明(1996年5月15日)
31°25′18″N 122°14′36″E / 31.42167°N 122.24333°E