Ganquan Dao (Xisha Islands)

Ganquan Dao (Xisha Islands)
	Ganquan Dao in the center, north of it Pattle Island (Shanhu Dao 珊瑚岛), south Antelope Reef (Lingyang Jiao 羚羊礁)
Waters	South China Sea
Archipelago	Yongle Qundao
Geographical location	16 ° 30 '28 " N , 111 ° 35' 10" E Coordinates: 16 ° 30 '28 " N , 111 ° 35' 10" E
length	800 m
width	500 m
surface	30 ha
	Map of the Paracel Islands (Xisha Islands) ; Ganquan Dao as Robert Island

Ganquan Dao ( Chinese 甘泉島 / 甘泉岛 , Pinyin Gānquán Dǎo - "Freshwater Spring Island"; Vietnamese: Đảo Hữu Nhật ), English Robert Island or Round Island , is a coral island in the South China Sea . It belongs to the Yongle Archipelago of the Xisha Islands . Like the entire archipelago, the island is administered by the People's Republic of China as part of the city of Sansha , Hainan Province , but claimed by Vietnam and the Republic of China on Taiwan .

The archaeological Ganquandao site (Chinese: Ganquandao yizhi甘泉岛遗址) from the time of the Tang and Song dynasties has been on the list of monuments of the People's Republic of China (6-174) since 2006 .

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