Type: human-geographic territorial entity Description: geographical and cultural region that covers the southernmost part of China Location: China, East Asia, Asia View on OpenStreetMapLatitude of center22.6° or 22° 36' north Longitude of center111° east Wikidata IDQ1038564...
According to a series of important historical maps, i.e., the Location Map of the South China Sea Islands , the Nansha Islands, Zhongsha Islands, Xisha Islands, Yongxing Island and Shidao Island, and Taiping Island (archived by the Territorial Administration Division of the Ministry of Interior...
Location: Antarctica View on OpenStreetMapLatitude of center-90° or 90° south Longitude of center0° Elevation2,835 metres (9,301 feet) Named aftersouth OpenStreetMap IDnode 436012592 OpenStreetMap Featureplace=locality Wikidata IDQ933We...
the Chinese government in 1947 reviewed and updated the geographical names of Nanhai Zhudao, compiled Nan Hai Zhu Dao Di Li Zhi Lue (A Brief Account of the Geography of the South China Sea Islands), and drew Nan Hai Zhu Dao Wei Zhi Tu (Location Map of the South China Sea Islands) on...
South China Sea Islands), and drew Nan Hai Zhu Dao Wei Zhi Tu (Location Map of the South China Sea Islands) on which the dotted line is marked. In February 1948, the Chinese government officially published Zhong Hua Min Guo Xing Zheng Qu Yu Tu (Map of the Administrative Districts of ...
Republic of China (Taiwan); Vietnam. Source: Revised by author based on the map drawn by the US Central Intelligence Agency, Washington, DC in 1995. The islands in the South China Sea are important for strategic and political reasons, because ownership claims to them can be used to bolster...
Location of Chinese drilling rig HYSY-981, with approximate equidistant lines between Hainan, the Vietnamese coast, and the disputed Paracel Islands (map byGreg Poling) On June 25, China’s Maritime Safety Administrationannouncedthe gargantuan drilling rig HYSY-981 had returned to the South China ...
The isochronopach map of the rift sequence (between H1 and H2 horizons) showing the location of paleo high in the study area (Fig. 5C). It may be inferred from the above observation that the sediment supply is possibly sourced from the internal paleo-highs in the Dangerous Grounds, which...
Map locations of the sampling sites in the open South China Sea. Full size image Results and Discussion Bacterial taxonomic assignment and community variance After quality control, a total of 3,128,028 high-quality sequences were retained for post-run analysis. A total of 2665 OTUs were assigne...
China's claim to a large part of the South China Sea (SCS) is indicated by a specific cartographic convention, the U-shaped (or dashed) line, shown on its official maps. The line has become an important element in Western popular discourse concerning the geopolitics of the SCS. This paper...