Most of the islands of the archipelago are in the Wanshan Marine Development Experimental Zone [Wikidata] (万山海洋开发试验区) which consist of three towns:[1] Guishan Town (桂山镇), Dangan Town (担杆镇) and Wanshan Town (万山镇).
Before Chu-Hai County [zh-cn] was created in 1953, the islands were part of Po-On County.[2][3]
The archipelago includes several groups of islands. The western group, located south of the Pearl River estuary and Lantau Island, was formerly known to Europeans as the Ladrones, from the Spanish for "thieves". It comprises Greater Wanshan, Guishan, and Wai Dangling Islands and the Zhizhou, Sanmen, and Aizhou groups. The eastern group, located south of Hong Kong Island, was known as the Lema Islands. Today, they are known as the Jiapeng Liedao and Dangan Liedao, respectively.
The largest island, Dangan, features mountainous terrain similar to Hong Kong.
List of islands
This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (August 2008)
Dangan Liedao (担杆列岛), the eastern group of Wanshan archipelago, and the eastern half of the former Lema Islands chain
Dangan Dao (担杆岛), 13.2 km2 in area and the largest of the islands; 200 permanent residents mainly along Zhangmu Bay and Hengkeng.
Erzhou Dao (二洲岛), 8.15 km2
Zhiwan Dao (直湾岛), 4.5 km2
Xidan Dao (细担岛), 0.85 km2
Jiapeng Liedao (佳蓬列岛), the southern group of Wanshan archipelago, and the western half of the former Lema Islands chain
Eyan Shi Dao (枙咽石岛, O-yen Shih). A 39m high islet about 1 mile north of Beijian Dao.[4]
Beijian Dao (北尖岛), 3.17 km2. Two peaks rising almost perpendicularly to a height of 300m on the southwestern end of the island, are known as Asses' Ears.[4]
Miaowan Dao (庙湾岛), 1.46 km2 in area.[5] 240m high.[4] It has a small population of fishermen.[5]
Shan Zhou (杉洲), 0.16 km2
Wanzhou Dao (湾洲岛)
Huangmao Zhou (黃茅洲)
Ping Zhou (平洲), 0.144 km2
It has been suggested that this section be split out into another article titled Gap Rock. (Discuss) (June 2022)
Wenwei Zhou (蚊尾洲; 'Mosquito Tail Island', also Gap Rock in English), 0.022 km2. The small island is in the form of two hillocks, about 80 to 100 feet high, and the island derives its English name from the gap between them.[6] The Gap Rock Lighthouse [zh] (蚊尾洲燈塔) on the island was built to serve as a navigation aid to vessels sailing to Hong Kong. It was built by a Hong Kong contractor[which?] and partly funded by the Imperial Qing Government for both construction and maintenance costs. Besides the lighthouse it had separate European and Chinese[clarify] living quarters, telegraph and storage rooms.[7] It came into operation in 1892 under Hong Kong control (island still under Chinese sovereignty) staffed by British lighthouse keeper and Chinese[clarify] assistants. The lighthouse lenses and windows were damaged by typhoons in 1893 and 1905, the keepers eventually abandoned the site, civil war in China left it in ruins by the 1930s and 1940s. Taken over in 1949[clarify] by the Communists in Beijing, lighthouse was restored in 1986 with solar panels and fully automated.[8][9][10]A small helipad was added in by the Chinese.[when?][citation needed]
Dong'ao Dao
Southwestern group:
Dawanshan Dao (大万山岛), 8.07 km2. The seat of Wanshan Town (万山镇) of Zhuhai is located on the island
Wai Lingding Dao (外伶仃岛), 3.7 km2 in area and a tourist attraction with natural sites (Dangandao Provincial Nature Reserve) and temples. The seat of Dangan Town (担杆镇) of Zhuhai is located on the island
Sanmen Liedao (三门列岛)
Hei Zhou (黑洲)
Henggang Dao (橫崗島), 0.74 km2
Sanmen Dao (三门岛), 0.98 km2
Sanmen Zhou (三门洲)
Yuangang Dao (圆岗岛), 0.016 km2
Zhuwantou Dao (竹湾头岛), 0.33 km2
Aizhou Liedao (隘洲列岛)
Ai Zhou (隘洲), 1.2 km2
Ai Zhou Zi (隘洲仔; 'baby Aizhou'), 0.6 km2
View from Tian Tan Buddha in Hong Kong. The closest islands are the Soko Islands, part of the territory of Hong Kong. The four most distant islands are part of the Wanshan Archipelago. From left to right: Ai Zhou, Ai Zhou Zi, Dazhi Zhou, Xiaozhi Zhou.
Dazhi Zhou (upper) and Xiaozhi Zhou (centre).
Ai Zhou Zi (bottom) and Ai Zhou (top).
Northwestern group, located between Lantau and Macau:
Zhizhou Liedao (蜘洲列岛)
Dazhi Zhou (大蜘洲), 1.67 km2
Xiaozhi Zhou (小蜘洲), 1.2 km2
Guishan Dao (桂山岛) - formerly PLA base from the 1950s. The seat of Guishan Town (桂山镇) of Zhuhai is located on the island
Niutou Dao (牛头岛), 1.1 km2. Connected by a road to Guishan Dao
Zhongxin Zhou (中心洲), 0.6 km2
Chitou Dao (赤滩岛), 0.17 km2
Sanjiaoshan Dao (三角山岛), 0.82 km2
Qing Zhou (青洲)
Sanjiao Zhou
Jishiling Pai (鸡士令排)
Dalu Dao (大碌岛)
Datou Zhou (大头洲)
Other geographical elements
Other geographically important points of interest:
Lema Channel is a major waterway in the archipelago.
Dahengqin Dao is an island off Macau and not part of this archipelago.
Erzhou, rising to 437.7m above sea level, is the highest point in the archipelago
Population
There is a small local population, mostly in small fishing villages:
Dangan
Danganwei
Nacun
Economy
The archipelago's economy is mainly fisheries (crystal prawn, peeler crab). There is a growing tourism industry with a focus on history, beaches, and the natural beauty of the islands. About 350,000 tourists visit the islands annually. Club Med opened a holiday resort on Dong'ao in 2014.[12]
There is also potential for petroleum extraction in the waters off the islands.
^ abcSouth China Sea. Volume 161 of Pub. (United States. National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency). ProStar Publications. 2004. p. 20. ISBN9781577856528.
^ abc"Enjoying sunlight and sea in Zhuhai Islands"
^Zhuhai Municipality website: Xiaowanshan Dao (in Chinese)
^ abElliott, Mark (24 June 2014). "Club Med opens beach resort in China". Travel Daily.
Bibliography
The Atlas of Guangdong (广东省), published by 星珠地图出版社 (Xingzhu Ditu Chubanshe), 2007. ISBN978-7-80212-086-0.
Further reading
Ng, S. W. H. (1998). "珠江口史前遺址分佈規律" [The Spatial Pattern of Prehistoric Sites around Estuary of Pearl River]. Journal of the Hong Kong Archaeological Society (in Chinese). Hong Kong Archaeological Society. 14: 41-60. OCLC 02465191.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Wanshan Archipelago.
Aerial image of the islands (Google map)
Interactive map with the name of most islands
Map of the archipelago
Website of the Wanshan Marine Development Experimental Zone (in Chinese)
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For other uses see Ladrones Islands disambiguation The Wanshan Archipelago formerly known as the Ladrones Islands is a 104 island archipelago that is a part of Xiangzhou District in Zhuhai Guangdong Province China Wanshan Guishan Dangan 万山镇 桂山镇 担杆镇Town s 万山海洋开发试验区Ladrones Islands and Lema Islands bottom part of the map on an 1878 German mapCountryChinaProvinceGuangdongCityZhuhaiDistrictXiangzhouArea Total86 km2 33 sq mi Population Total4 813 Density56 km2 140 sq mi Time zoneUTC 8 China Standard Websitehttp www wanshan gov cn Wanshan ArchipelagoSimplified Chinese万山群岛Traditional Chinese萬山羣島Literal meaningMyriad a Islands ArchipelagoTranscriptionsStandard MandarinHanyu PinyinWanshan QundǎoWade GilesWan shan Ch un taoYue CantoneseJyutpingMaan6 saan1 Kwan4 dou2 Contents 1 Administration 2 Geography 2 1 List of islands 2 2 Other geographical elements 3 Population 4 Economy 5 Tourist sites 6 Transport 7 See also 8 Notes 9 References 9 1 Citations 9 2 Bibliography 10 Further reading 11 External linksAdministration EditMost of the islands of the archipelago are in the Wanshan Marine Development Experimental Zone Wikidata 万山海洋开发试验区 which consist of three towns 1 Guishan Town 桂山镇 Dangan Town 担杆镇 and Wanshan Town 万山镇 Before Chu Hai County zh cn was created in 1953 the islands were part of Po On County 2 3 Geography EditThe islands are situated in the South China Sea to the south of the opening of the Pearl River estuary and Hong Kong The archipelago includes several groups of islands The western group located south of the Pearl River estuary and Lantau Island was formerly known to Europeans as the Ladrones from the Spanish for thieves It comprises Greater Wanshan Guishan and Wai Dangling Islands and the Zhizhou Sanmen and Aizhou groups The eastern group located south of Hong Kong Island was known as the Lema Islands Today they are known as the Jiapeng Liedao and Dangan Liedao respectively The largest island Dangan features mountainous terrain similar to Hong Kong List of islands Edit This list is incomplete you can help by adding missing items August 2008 Erzhou Dao seen from Ocean Park Hong Kong Beijian Dao Islands of the archipelago include Dangan Liedao 担杆列岛 the eastern group of Wanshan archipelago and the eastern half of the former Lema Islands chain Dangan Dao 担杆岛 13 2 km2 in area and the largest of the islands 200 permanent residents mainly along Zhangmu Bay and Hengkeng Erzhou Dao 二洲岛 8 15 km2 Zhiwan Dao 直湾岛 4 5 km2 Xidan Dao 细担岛 0 85 km2Jiapeng Liedao 佳蓬列岛 the southern group of Wanshan archipelago and the western half of the former Lema Islands chain Eyan Shi Dao 枙咽石岛 O yen Shih A 39m high islet about 1 mile north of Beijian Dao 4 Beijian Dao 北尖岛 3 17 km2 Two peaks rising almost perpendicularly to a height of 300m on the southwestern end of the island are known as Asses Ears 4 Miaowan Dao 庙湾岛 1 46 km2 in area 5 240m high 4 It has a small population of fishermen 5 Shan Zhou 杉洲 0 16 km2 Wanzhou Dao 湾洲岛 Huangmao Zhou 黃茅洲 Ping Zhou 平洲 0 144 km2It has been suggested that this section be split out into another article titled Gap Rock Discuss June 2022 Wenwei Zhou 蚊尾洲 Mosquito Tail Island also Gap Rock in English 0 022 km2 The small island is in the form of two hillocks about 80 to 100 feet high and the island derives its English name from the gap between them 6 The Gap Rock Lighthouse zh 蚊尾洲燈塔 on the island was built to serve as a navigation aid to vessels sailing to Hong Kong It was built by a Hong Kong contractor which and partly funded by the Imperial Qing Government for both construction and maintenance costs Besides the lighthouse it had separate European and Chinese clarify living quarters telegraph and storage rooms 7 It came into operation in 1892 under Hong Kong control island still under Chinese sovereignty staffed by British lighthouse keeper and Chinese clarify assistants The lighthouse lenses and windows were damaged by typhoons in 1893 and 1905 the keepers eventually abandoned the site civil war in China left it in ruins by the 1930s and 1940s Taken over in 1949 clarify by the Communists in Beijing lighthouse was restored in 1986 with solar panels and fully automated 8 9 10 A small helipad was added in by the Chinese when citation needed Dong ao Dao Southwestern group Dawanshan Dao 大万山岛 8 07 km2 The seat of Wanshan Town 万山镇 of Zhuhai is located on the island Xiaowanshan Dao 小万山岛 4 35 km2 11 Baili Dao 白沥岛 7 94 km2 Dong ao Dao 东澳岛 4 62 km2 in area with population of 500 Club Med opened a holiday resort on the island in 2014 12 Heng Zhou 横洲 0 54 km2 Zhu Zhou 竹洲 Bamboo Island 1 66 km2 Gui Zhou 贵洲 0 32 km2 Dalie Dao 大烈岛 0 36 km2 Huangmao Dao 黄茅岛 1 08 km2 Shek Kwu Chau left an island of Hong Kong and Wai Lingding Dao right part of the Central group of Wanshan Archipelago Central group located south of Lantau Wai Lingding Dao 外伶仃岛 3 7 km2 in area and a tourist attraction with natural sites Dangandao Provincial Nature Reserve and temples The seat of Dangan Town 担杆镇 of Zhuhai is located on the island Sanmen Liedao 三门列岛 Hei Zhou 黑洲 Henggang Dao 橫崗島 0 74 km2 Sanmen Dao 三门岛 0 98 km2 Sanmen Zhou 三门洲 Yuangang Dao 圆岗岛 0 016 km2 Zhuwantou Dao 竹湾头岛 0 33 km2 Aizhou Liedao 隘洲列岛 Ai Zhou 隘洲 1 2 km2 Ai Zhou Zi 隘洲仔 baby Aizhou 0 6 km2 View from Tian Tan Buddha in Hong Kong The closest islands are the Soko Islands part of the territory of Hong Kong The four most distant islands are part of the Wanshan Archipelago From left to right Ai Zhou Ai Zhou Zi Dazhi Zhou Xiaozhi Zhou Dazhi Zhou upper and Xiaozhi Zhou centre Ai Zhou Zi bottom and Ai Zhou top Northwestern group located between Lantau and Macau Zhizhou Liedao 蜘洲列岛 Dazhi Zhou 大蜘洲 1 67 km2 Xiaozhi Zhou 小蜘洲 1 2 km2 Guishan Dao 桂山岛 formerly PLA base from the 1950s The seat of Guishan Town 桂山镇 of Zhuhai is located on the island Niutou Dao 牛头岛 1 1 km2 Connected by a road to Guishan Dao Zhongxin Zhou 中心洲 0 6 km2 Chitou Dao 赤滩岛 0 17 km2 Sanjiaoshan Dao 三角山岛 0 82 km2 Qing Zhou 青洲 Sanjiao Zhou Jishiling Pai 鸡士令排 Dalu Dao 大碌岛 Datou Zhou 大头洲 Other geographical elements Edit Other geographically important points of interest Lema Channel is a major waterway in the archipelago Dahengqin Dao is an island off Macau and not part of this archipelago Erzhou rising to 437 7m above sea level is the highest point in the archipelagoPopulation EditThere is a small local population mostly in small fishing villages Dangan Danganwei NacunEconomy EditThe archipelago s economy is mainly fisheries crystal prawn peeler crab There is a growing tourism industry with a focus on history beaches and the natural beauty of the islands About 350 000 tourists visit the islands annually Club Med opened a holiday resort on Dong ao in 2014 12 There is also potential for petroleum extraction in the waters off the islands Tourist sites Edit Wen Tianxiang statue on Guishan Tourist sites of Wanshan Archipelago include Dong ao Blundbuss Tower Son Soliciting Springs Dangan Dangan Village Guishan Monument to the Martyrs of Guishan Warship Wen Tianxiang Park Miaowan Xiafeng Bay a coral beach adjacent to the fishing village 5 Wanshan A Ma Temple Floating Cobbles BayTransport Edit Ferry in Dong ao Dao Ferry service from Zhuhai to Guishan Wai Lingding Dan gan Dong ao and Wanshan Fast slow ferry service to Guishan Wai Lingding Xiangzhou Sightseeing ferryboats from ZhuhaiSee also EditWanshan Archipelago Campaign Guishan Offshore Windfarm Pirates of the South China Coast 18th 19th century Notes Edit As with the Greek myrios the Chinese word 萬 refers variously to the exact number 10 000 and any indiscrimately large amount References EditCitations Edit Zhuhai Municipality website Wanshan Ocean Development Testing Zone archive https www cityu edu hk upress pub media catalog product files 9789629373061 preview pdf https news sina cn sa 2004 02 16 detail ikkntiak9509237 d html a b c South China Sea Volume 161 of Pub United States National Geospatial Intelligence Agency ProStar Publications 2004 p 20 ISBN 9781577856528 a b c Enjoying sunlight and sea in Zhuhai Islands Ha Louis Waters Dan 2001 Hong Kong s Lighthouses and the Men Who Manned Them PDF Royal Asiatic Society Hong Kong Branch 41 281 320 ISSN 1991 7295 The Gap Rock Lighthouse HKU Faculty of Architecture A brief history of the Gap Rock Lighthouse History of Hong Kong Lighthouses Gap Rock Lighthouse Gwulo Gap Rock Lighthouse Zhuhai Municipality website Xiaowanshan Dao in Chinese a b Elliott Mark 24 June 2014 Club Med opens beach resort in China Travel Daily Bibliography Edit The Atlas of Guangdong 广东省 published by 星珠地图出版社 Xingzhu Ditu Chubanshe 2007 ISBN 978 7 80212 086 0 Further reading EditNg S W H 1998 珠江口史前遺址分佈規律 The Spatial Pattern of Prehistoric Sites around Estuary of Pearl River Journal of the Hong Kong Archaeological Society in Chinese Hong Kong Archaeological Society 14 41 60 OCLC 02465191 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Wanshan Archipelago Aerial image of the islands Google map Interactive map with the name of most islands Map of the archipelago Website of the Wanshan Marine Development Experimental Zone in Chinese Coordinates 21 57 N 113 45 E 21 950 N 113 750 E 21 950 113 750 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Wanshan Archipelago amp oldid 1115076980, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
