Arkona (Qingdao)

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Arkona
(Xiao Qingdao)
Arkona in the background (right)
Arkona in the background (right)
Waters Yellow Sea
Geographical location 36 ° 3 ′  N , 120 ° 19 ′  E Coordinates: 36 ° 3 ′  N , 120 ° 19 ′  E
Arkona (Qingdao) (Shandong)
Arkona (Qingdao)
Highest elevation 20  m
Residents uninhabited

Arkona (also Arcona , Small Qingdao Island , Chinese  小 青島  /  小 青岛 , Pinyin Xiǎo Qīngdǎo ) is an island near the Chinese port city of Qingdao . The name goes back to the German colonial times.

geography

Arkona is only a few hundred meters from mainland China, with which it was connected by a road. There is a small park on the wooded island. The highest point is about 20 meters. It offers visitors a glimpse of the Qingdao skyline .

history

The island became known to the Germans as Tsingtau , which they transferred to the European city on the opposite coast. The Arkona Island lighthouse was built here around 1904 and is still a landmark of the island today.

Naming

The cruiser corvette Arcona , named after Cape Arkona on the Baltic Sea island of Rügen , was a ship in the fleet that occupied the Kiautschou Bay in 1897.

photos

  • Arkona Island before the lighthouse was built.

  • Arkona Island after the lighthouse was built, around 1910.

  • Tsingtau around 1930 with a view of Arkona Island.

  • Arkona Island around 1930.

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